Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC) offer medical, practical and emotional support to anyone who has been sexually assaulted or raped. They have specially trained doctors and counsellors to care for you. If you are considering reporting the assault to the police, they can arrange for you to have an informal talk with a specially trained police officer who can explain what is involved. In an emergency you should always call 999. If you are unable to safely talk to the operator answering your 999 call, press 55 on your handset to let them know you are there.
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Stay Brave’s mission is to erase the barriers survivors of rape, sexual assault and domestic abuse, can face when asking for help. They do this by campaigning for better services, crafting policy and working with decision makers to improve access for every survivor.
We firmly believe that everyone has the right to live free from intimate violation and abuse and that the protection of this right should be secured without discrimination on any grounds.
Stop it Now! UK and Ireland Helpline is available for anyone with concerns about child sexual abuse. They also campaign to tackle online child sexual abuse.The opening times are Mon – Thu 9:00 – 21:00 and Fri /weekends / bank holidays 9:00 – 17:00.
Motivated by their Christian faith the Salvation Army offer practical support and services to all who need their services regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender or sexual orientation. This includes issues with homelessness, modern slavery, poverty, addiction, influencing social policy and older people. They also help with debt advice, unemployment and isolation.
Respect Phoneline is a confidential helpline, email and webchat service for domestic abuse perpetrators and those supporting them.
We support men and women who are using abuse in same-sex or heterosexual relationships, from anywhere in the UK.
Respect Phoneline is for anyone who’s concerned about their use of violence and abuse towards their partner, and for those supporting them: friends or family members and Frontline Staff working with abusers, are welcome to call us for information and support.
Respect Phoneline want to understand the behaviours you’re using, so they can help you become safer around your partner and any children. They will help you to understand your behaviour through identifying warning signs, trigger points and choices you have and signpost you to the nearest DAPP (Domestic Abuse Prevention Programme) that will offer the full programme to help you change.
Reducing the Risk is dedicated to the safety of adults and children at risk of domestic abuse and to the empowerment of the professionals and volunteers who support them.
We’re is an Oxfordshire-based charity but we work locally, regionally and nationally to empower professionals, volunteers and communities who support victim-survivors of domestic abuse.
The Anti-Slavery International is a non-governmental organisation, registered charity and lobby group based in the UK. Founded in 1839, it is the world’s oldest international human rights organisation. It works to eliminate all forms of slavery, slavery like practices and related abuses, throughout the world.
The Mental Health Foundation is committed to good mental health for all and believes the social challenge of our time is to reverse the growing level of mental ill health. Be Mindful are the charity for everyone’s mental health. With prevention at the heart of what they do, they aim to find the sources of mental health problems and the solutions.
Mindfulness is part of the Mental Health Foundation’s strategy for a fresh emphasis on prevention, focusing on solutions that work and have impact. Mindfulness has come a long way since we first started advocating people to Be Mindful in 2010, however the need for more active investment in preventing mental health problems remains. Their aim is to help ensure that all those who would benefit from it have access to good quality mindfulness courses.
Private counselling services across the UK covering a variety of mental health conditions. Counselling Directory is an online mental health resource hub and directory hosting over 15,000 professional counsellors and therapists. Offering expert articles written by registered counsellors, events hosted by the therapists and fact sheets providing help and information on a variety of mental health conditions, you can search for a counsellor by entering your postcode to find a therapist in your area.
Wantage Counselling & Training Centre is a registered charity providing counselling and psychotherapy in a safe, confidential and non-judgmental environment for individual adults, couples and young people aged 15 years upwards, on an open-ended basis or for an agreed time period, with the aim of enabling you to enhance your life and to live it more fully.