USEFUL CONTACTS AND RESOURCES
USEFUL CONTACTS AND RESOURCES
If you are in immediate danger always call 999 or 101 in a non-emergency or you can attend a police station in person to report an incident.
Find information on all the UK police websites through the UK Police Service Portal at www.police.uk or report a crime via the confidential online form.
Silent Solution system:
If you’re in an emergency situation and need police help, but are scared to make a noise, or can’t speak. The Silent Solution System enables a 999 mobile caller – to inform police you have a genuine emergency. Information and guidance can be found by clicking here:
General/Mental Health, Other Help & Support Organisations:
Organisation Website Email Telephone
Samaritans (free 24 hours helpline) 08457 90 90 90
Rethink Mental Illness 0121 522 7007
The National Personality Disorder Website
BPD World (personality disorders/info & support)
Harmless (self harm/info & support)
Anorexia Bulimia Care support@anorexiabulimiacare.org.uk 0300 0111 213
NACOA (children of alcoholics) helpline@nacoa.org.uk 0800 358 3456
Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA) UK
PTSD UK (PTSD info & support)
FPP (dissociative survivors/info/support) fpp@firstpersonplural.org.uk
PODS (dissociative survivors/info & support) Info@pods-online.org.uk 0800 181 4420
National Centre for High Sensitivity (HSPs)
Stand Alone (adults estranged from family) www.standalone.org.uk
Lifecoach Directory (accred/coaches/NLP/practitioners) www.lifecoach-directory.org.uk
EMCC UK (Life coaching/professional body) www.emccuk.org
ANLP (NLP/professional body) www.anlp.org
Domestic Violence/Abuse, Other Help & Support Organisations:
Organisation Website Email Telephone
NAPAC (childhood abuse) www.napac.org.uk 080 8801 0331
NCPCC (children at risk) 0808 800 5000
Respond 0808 808 0700
Action on Elder Abuse (elder abuse) 080 8808 8141
Mankind Initiative (male victims of domestic abuse) admin@mankind.org.uk 01823 33 4244
Men’s Advice Line (male victims of domestic abuse) 0808 801 0327
National Domestic Violence Helpline 0808 200 0247
Cedar (catholics experiencing domestic abuse) info@cedar.uk.net
Karma Nirvana (honour based abuse/forced marriage) info@karmanirvana.org.uk 0800 5999 247
National Stalking Helpline 0808 802 0300
Stop Online Abuse
Get Safe Online (online safety)
Revenge porn (helpline) 0345 6000 459
Refuge 0808 200 0247
Shelter (homeless due to abuse) 020 3299 6900
Galop (LGBT domestic violence helpline) ww.galop.org.uk help@galop.org.uk 0800 999 5428
Crisis (single homeless) 0300 636 1967
Respect (help for domestic violence perpetrators) 0845 112 8609
DVIP (domestic Violence Intervention Project) 020 7633 9181
Victim Support (people affected by crime) 0808 168 9111
Legal Advice, Separation, Divorce/Child Contact, Other Help & Support Organisations:
Organisation Website Email Telephone
Resolution (solicitors, mediators, specialist/advisors) www.resolution.org.uk info@resolution.org.uk
Legal aid www.gov.uk/legal-aid
Law Centres Network (free legal advice) www.lawcentres.org.uk
Community Legal Advice (free legal advice)
CAB - Citizens Advice Bureau (specialist advisors)
Advicenow (family difficulties/info & support)
Turn2us (financial help)
Family law panel www.thefamilylawpanel.org
National Family Mediation 0300 4000 636
Cafcass (children/family court advisory support)
Family Lives (all aspects of family life) 0808 8002 222
The Centre for Separated Families
Divorce Aid (divorce info & advice) www.divorceaid.co.uk
Sorting Out Separation (online help & support) www.sortingoutseparation.org.uk
Single Parents (separation and/or divorce) www.singleparents.org.uk
Match (mothers apart from their children) enquiries@matchmothers.org 0800 689 4104
Only Mums (single mothers)
Only Dads (single fathers) www.onlydads.org
Family need Fathers 0300 030 0363
Gingerbread (lone parents & their children) 0808 802 0925
The Link Group (pet fostering/domestic abuse)
More Sources of Information:
The Home Office - The official Home Office site with links to the government's latest statistics and initiatives for domestic violence and abuse.
Domestic violence and abuse
www.gov.uk/guidance/domestic-violence-and-abuse
CPS - The Crown Prosecution Service
Coercive control and the law
www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/controlling-or-coercive-behaviour-intimate-or-family-relationship
Disclaimer:
By providing these links The Echo Society are not necessarily endorsing any external organisations, their websites information/advice/products and/or support services they provide.
