National Asbestos Support Associations and Groups

Thank you for visiting this website resource giving details on asbestos and mesothelioma support groups. It is simply an information website and is not associated with any charity.

Breathing in asbestos fibres is damaging to the lungs and can cause four main diseases:

  • Asbestosis – a non-malignant scarring of the lung tissue
  • Asbestos-related lung cancer
  • Mesothelioma – a form of cancer mainly affecting the lining of the lungs
  • Non-malignant pleural disease (diffuse pleural thickening and pleural plaques)

Asbestos is the term for a group of minerals that is made up of thousands of microscopic fibres. We now know the dangers of breathing in asbestos but for many years we didn’t and it was used in buildings for roofing, flooring and insulation. Thankfully its use is now banned but buildings built before the year 2000 may still contain asbestos. The HSE has more information on asbestos health and safety.

Anyone who has worked in the construction industry may be at risk in jobs such as joiners, plumbers, electricians, painters and builders. Those who worked in railway engineering, factories and shipbuilding may also be at risk. Fire and Rescue officers may also be at risk having entered burning buildings that contain asbestos.

If you think that you are suffering from an asbestos related disease such as mesothelima or asbestosis, then you should immediately seek medical attention and contact your local GP. There are also a large number of national and local asbestos and mesothelioma support groups who can advice you on your condition and provide support and guidance for both you and your family. They, as well as specialist solicitors may also be able to advise you on asbestos and mesothelioma compensation claims.

Asbestos and Mesothelioma Support Groups

These are groups whose primary activity is to make home visits to asbestos victims, provide a comprehensive advice service, provide ongoing support, campaign on behalf of victims.

Asbestos Support Central England

The Warehouse,

54-57 Allison Street,
Birmingham,
B5 5TH.
0121 678 8853
info@asbestossupportce.org
https://asbestossupportce.org

Cheshire Asbestos Victims Support Group

3 Fryer Street
Runcorn,
Cheshire,
WA7 1ND.
01928 576641
cavsg@btconnect.com
www.cavsg.co.uk

Clydebank Asbestos Group

8 Crown Avenue,
Radnor Park,
Clydebank,
G8 3BW.
0141 951 1008
https://www.clydebankasbestos.org

HASAG – Asbestos Disease Support

Unit 19 Basepoint Centres,
Andersons Road,
Southampton,
SO14 5FE.
02380 010 015 and 02380 010 16
info@hasag.co.uk
https://hasag.co.uk

Merseyside Asbestos Victims Support Group

108 Century Building,
Tower Street,
Brunswick Business Park,
Liverpool,
L3 4BJ.
0151 236 1895
info@mavsg.org
https://mavsg.org/

South Yorkshire Asbestos Victim Support Group

SARAG,
Unit 37,
Moorgate Crofts Business Centre,
South Grove,
Rotherham,
S60 2DH.
01709 360 672
sarag.asbestos@gmail.com
https://saragasbestossupport.org/

Asbestos Support and Campaign Organisations

These are groups whose primary activity is to provide support and campaign on behalf of victims; raise funds for research into asbestos-related diseases

Asbestos Awareness & Support Cymru

01495 272479
enquiries@a-a-s-c.org.uk
https://a-a-s-c.org.uk/

June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund

The June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund,
Riverside East,
2 Millsands,
Sheffield,
S3 8DT.
0114 274 4420
info@junehancockfund.org
http://www.junehancockfund.org/

Mesothelioma UK

35 Loughborough Road,
Mountsorrel,
Loughborough,
Leicestershire,
LE12 7AS.
TEL 0800 169 2409
info@mesothelioma.uk.com
https://www.mesothelioma.uk.com/

Readley Asbestos & Mesothelioma Support

info@readley.co.uk
https://www.readley.co.uk/
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Other Contacts

 

British Asbestos Newsletter

http://britishasbestosnewsletter.org/

Accident Claims Advice

enquiries@accidentclaimsadvice.org.uk
https://www.accidentclaimsadvice.org.uk//

London Hazards Centre

227 Seven Sisters Road,
N4 2DA.
020 7527 5107
http://www.lhc.org.uk/

International Ban Asbestos Secretariat

lka@btinternet.com
http://www.ibasecretariat.org/

International Asbestos Organisations

 

International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS)

Collection of international information about asbestos.
http://ibasecretariat.org/

Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation

Website of the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, the American organization dedicated to eradicating mesothelioma as a life-ending disease.
https://www.curemeso.org/

Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is the largest independent asbestos victims’ organization in the U.S. It was founded in 2004 to give asbestos victims and concerned citizens a united voice, to raise public awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure and to work towards a global asbestos ban. ADAO is dedicated to preventing asbestos-caused diseases through national and international education, advocacy, and community initiatives.
https://www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org/

There may be more mesothelioma and asbestos support groups than those listed.