ANXIETY DISORDERS
ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY PHOBIC ACTION)ARC is a national charity offering non-directive, specialised support to
parents who discover that their unborn baby is abnormal. ARC's main activities are as follows. - Providing a 24-hour Helpline (number above).
- Offering support to parents making a decision about antenatal testing, and
throughout the antenatal testing process.
- Providing support and information to parents who are told that their unborn
baby has an abormality.
- Offering ongoing support to those parents who make the decision to end the
pregnancy.
- Referring parents who decide to continue with the pregnancy to appropriate
support organisations.
ARC also co-ordinates a befriending service, runs a network of local groups,
produces a regular newsletter for members, distributes a range of literature
for families and professionals, represents the views of parents in parliament
and the media, and trains health professionals to meet parents' needs.
Anxiety Disorders Association
(formerly Phobic Action)
20 Church Street
Dagenham
Essex
RM10 9RU  020-8270 0999
(Mon-Fri 10a.m. to 4p.m.)
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