Links to
support Organisations
ChildLine
Freepost NATN1111, London E1 6BR
helpline: 0800 11 11 (24hrs)
Deaf/hearing impaired textphone helpline: 0800 400 222 (Mon-Fri 9.30am-9.30pm,
Sat and Sun 9.30am-8pm)
Confidential telephone counselling service for children.
Stop it Now!
Stop it Now! UK and Ireland, PO Box 9841, Birmingham, B48 7WB
telephone/fax (office): 01527 598 184
helpline: 0800 100 900 (Mon to Thurs 9am-9pm; Friday 9am-7pm)
email:
office@stopitnow.org.uk
(general)
email:
help@stopitnow.org.uk
(for support)
Stop it Now! believes that it is the responsibility of all adults to prevent
child sexual abuse and to know the warning signs that abuse may be taking place.
Stop! provides confidential freephone helpline support for anyone with a
concern, including the parents and carers of children and young people with
worrying sexual behaviour, and friends and family worried about the behaviour of
another adult. It produces a range of prize winning booklets and posters,
downloadable from their website, or from project offices in Derbyshire, Thames
Valley, Surrey, the Black Country and Northern Ireland.
Rape Crisis England and Wales
Lists local organisations throughout England and Wales with contact details,
services offered and opening times.
email:
info@rapecrisis.org.uk
Rape Crisis Federation Scotland
First Floor, 93 Hope Street, Glasgow G2 6LD
email:
info@rapecrisisscotland.org.uk
Offers a useful pack of information, also available in community languages, such
as Cantonese, Punjabi and Urdu as well as contacts with specialist health
organisations. Has some information on rape and abuse for those working as
prostitutes.
Family Matters
5 Manor Road, Gravesend, Kent DA1Z 1AA
helpline: 01474 537 392
tel: 01474 536 661
email:
admin@familymatters.force9.co.uk
Offers counselling, listening and information to adults and children aged four
and over who are survivors of sexual abuse. (Messages left on helpline
answerphone will be answered as soon as possible.)
HAVOCA (Help for Adult Victims of Child Abuse)
Cobblestones, Moorside Lane, Falfield, Wootton Under Edge, Gloucestershire GL12
8DJ
email:
friend@havoca.org
(for confidential support)
email:
info@havoca.org
(for general enquiries)
Provides information to any adult who is suffering from past childhood abuse.
Useful website, including survivor’s forum.
Life Centre
PO Box 58, Chichester PO19 8UD
helpline: 01243 779 196 (Thurs and Sun 7.30-10pm)
youthline 0800 279 7273 (for 10- to 18-year-olds: Tues and Wed 3.30-5.30pm;
Thurs 12.30-2.30pm)
email:
info@lifecentre.uk.com
Telephone counselling for male and female survivors. Also offers face-to-face
counselling and art therapy groups for people in West Sussex.
Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre
68 St Georges St, Winchester SO23 8AH (postal address only)
helpline: 01962 848018
email:
rasac@waca.org.uk
Support and information for women and men by phone or email who have been raped
or sexually abused, and for their friends, families and professionals.
Safeline
King Tom House, 39b High Street, Warwick CV34 4AX
helpline: 0808 800 5005 (Mon, Wed and Fri 7-10pm; Tues and Thurs 7.30-9.30pm)
email:
safeline@bigfoot.com
Offers support and information nationwide, by telephone, for people who have
been sexually abused in childhood. Those in the Warwickshire and Coventry area
can also arrange one-to-one counselling, befriending and support groups.
Survivors On The Net
web:
www.survivors.org.uk
Provides information and an online forum for survivors of sexual abuse.
TANSAL (The Abuse Network Survivor Aid Links)
email:
tansalorg@hotmail.com
Information, books, training, UK events and links for survivors of sexual,
physical, emotional or mental abuse and neglect during childhood. Also offers
help to those who think they might harm others.
For
Women
Breaking Free
Marshall House, 124 Middleton Road
Morden, Surrey SM4 6RW
helpline: 0845 108 0055 (answering machine updated weekly; minicom by
arrangement)
email:
breakingfreecharity@hotmail.com
Primarily supporting adult female survivors of childhood sexual abuse, offering
individual support and counselling, group support sessions, support via letter
and a quarterly newsletter. Acts as an information and signposting agency for
male/female survivors, friends, relatives and other professional agencies.
Bristol Crisis Service for Women
PO Box 654, Bristol BS99 1XH
helpline: 0117 925 1119 (Fri and Sat 9pm-12.30am, Sun 6-9pm)
email:
bcsw@btconnect.com
A national helpline for women in crisis, particularly those who self-injure. Has
a helpful publications list. Also provides training and produces publications.
Women's Counselling Service
PO Box 315, Hounslow TW3 1QF
helpline: 0845 123 2324 (Mon 6.30-9pm)
tel: 0845 123 2325 (Mon, Tues and Thurs)
email:
womenscounselling@zoom.co.uk
Offers free face-to-face counselling (where available), telephone support and
group work. Serves Greater London.
Oxford Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre
PO Box 20, Oxford OX2 6GB
helpline: 01865 726 295 (Mon and Thurs 6.30-9pm, Sun 6-8.30pm)
Supports female survivors of rape, sexual abuse, domestic violence and sexual
harassment. Takes calls from all areas of the UK.
For
Men
Fire in Ice
100 Moss Lane, Litherland, Liverpool L21 7NJ
helpline: 0845 257 2645 (Tues 6-9pm)
emergencies: 07707 336 929
email:
admin@fireinice.co.uk
Survivor-led project supporting predominately male survivors of childhood abuse,
provides very useful pack via website.
MASH (Men as Survivors Helpline)
Box 58, 82 Colston Street, Bedminster, Bristol BS1 5BB
helpline: 0117 907 7100 (Thurs 7-9pm)
web:
www.mash-online.org
Information available about local groups.
Survivors Swindon
161 Victoria Rd, Swindon SN1 3BU
helpline: 0845 430 9371 (Wed 7-9pm)
email:
admin@survivorsswindon.com
web:
www.survivorsswindon.com
Telephone helpline for adult (17+) male survivors of child sexual abuse and
adult rape. Serves south east and south west England.
Survivors UK
2 Leathermarket Street, London SE1 5HN
helpline: 0845 122 1201 (Tues and Thurs 7-10pm)
tel: 020 7357 6222
email:
info@survivorsuk.org.uk
Provides support for men who have been raped or sexually abused. Helpline takes
calls from the whole of the UK. Also provides face-to-face counselling and
support groups in the London area.
For
Children
Careleavers' Association
St Thomas Centre, Arwick Green North, Manchester M12 6FZ
tel: 0161 275 9500
email:
info@careleavers.org.uk
Provides support for care leavers.
ChildLine
Freepost NATN1111, London E1 6BR
helpline: 0800 11 11 (24hrs)
Deaf/hearing impaired textphone helpline: 0800 400 222 (Mon-Fri 9.30am-9.30pm,
Sat and Sun 9.30am-8pm)
Confidential telephone counselling service for children.
Childwatch
19 Spring Bank, Hull HU3 1AF
tel: 01482 325 552 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
fax: 01482 585 214
email:
info@childwatch.org.uk
Free confidential counselling and support service for children who have been
abused, and for adults abused as children.
Kidscape
2 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0DH
helpline: 0845 120 5204 (Mon-Fri 10am-4pm), tel: 020 7730 3300, fax: 020 7730
7081
Telephone advice for parents with concerns about school bullying and child
sexual abuse.
NCH Action for Children
85 Highbury Park, London N5 1UD
helpline: 0845 762 6579 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
tel: 020 7704 7058
Voluntary organisation whose services include specialist treatment centres for
sexually abused children.
NCH Cymru
St David's Court, 68 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff CF11 9DN
tel: 029 2022 2127 fax: 029 2922 9952
Provides help for children who have been sexually abused and for their families.
Mosac
141 Greenwich High Road, London, SE10 8JA
tel: 0800 980 1958
Mosac is a voluntary organisation supporting all non-abusing parents and carers
whose children have been sexually abused, to provide support, advice,
information and counselling following the discovery of sexual abuse. Provides
useful help and resources.
YoungMinds
48-50 St John Street, London EC1M 4DG
tel: 020 7336 8445
fax: 020 7336 8446
email:
enquiries@youngminds.org.uk
Deals with all issues affecting the mental wellbeing of children. Produces
useful publications, including the leaflet Do you know someone who has been
sexually abused? which is downloadable from their website.