Below is a list of organisations involved in the safeguarding of adults and children.
NSPCC:
The NSPCC is the UK’s leading children’s charity that aims to help children who’ve been abused, protect children at risk and find the best ways to prevent child abuse from ever happening.
You can report abuse to the NSPCC.
Website: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/
Telephone: 0808 800 5000
Email: [email protected]
Childline:
Childline is there to help anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through. You can talk about anything. Whether it’s something big or small, their trained counsellors are there to support you.
Childline is free, confidential and available any time, day or night.
Website: https://www.childline.org.uk/
Telephone: 0800 1111
You can contact Childline via 1-2-1 chat or online. You can visit the website to do this.
Domestic Violence:
For Women:
Women’s Aid:
Empower survivors of domestic abuse by keeping their voices at the heart of our work. Their range of support services help thousands of women and children every year.
Website: https://www.womensaid.org.uk/
Email: [email protected]
Online chat: https://chat.womensaid.org.uk/
For Men:
ManKind:
Mankind provide an information, support and signposting service to men suffering from domestic abuse from their current or former wife, partner (including same-sex partner) or husband. This can range from physical violence or object throwing to abuse such as constant bullying or insults.
Telephone: 01823 334244 (helpline)
Website: mankind.org.uk
For LGBTQIA+:
Galop:
GALOP have a team of professionals who support LGBT+ individuals who have experienced hate crime, sexual violence and/or domestic abuse, forced marriage, so called conversion therapies, honour based violence as well as other forms of abuse.
Telephone: 0800 9995428
Email: [email protected]
Website: galop.org.uk
Honour Based Abuse:
Karma Nirvana
Karma Nirvana was founded by Dr Jasvinder Sanghera CBE, after she escaped a forced marriage at 15 and tragically lost her sister to Honour Based Abuse. In 1993, Karma Nirvana became the first specialist charity for victims and survivors of Honour Based Abuse in the UK.
Since then, they have led the campaign against Honour Based Abuse – supporting, empowering and educating those impacted, so they can live a life free of abuse. They also run the national Honour Based Abuse Helpline.
Helpline: 0800 5999 247 Monday- Friday 9:00- 17:00
Website: https://karmanirvana.org.uk/
