United Kingdom-RESOURCES

BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/hh/
The BBC's 'Hitting Home' site provides advice and relevant links to
organisations for children, young people and adults including information on the effects of domestic violence on children, pregnancy and domestic violence, children's legal rights and sources of support.

Broken Rainbow
Helpline for lesbians, gay men bisexuals and transgender people who are experiencing domestic violence.
Lines open Mon - Fri 8am - 5pm.
07812 644 914
ChildLine
http://www.childline.org.uk
This website provides information for both children and adults on issues of
concern to children. Includes factsheets about different kinds of abuse, bullying, bereavement, peer pressure.

Telephone: 0800 1111 (Freephone helpline, 24 hours a day)
All children and young people in trouble or in danger can call for free and confidential advice, or just someone to talk to. No problem too big or too small. You don't have to give your name.

Address:
If you prefer, you can write to them at:

Childline
Free Post 1111
London N1 0BR (no stamp needed)

See also
http://www.childline.org.uk/stepfamilies.asp

A great site dealing with children's worries about stepfamilies. Includes a factsheet and gives extracts of what children have told counsellors.

Children's Law Centre
http://www.childrenslawcentre.org
Free and confidential advice and information about the rights and laws that affect children and young people in Northern Ireland.
Lines open Mon to Fri 9.30am - 4.30pm.
0808 800 5678

Children's Legal Centre
http://www.childrenslegalcentre.org
Advice line 01206 873820
Mon-Fri 10 am -12.30 am
Free legal advice on any issue

Domestic Violence Foreword
Click here
Free Legal Advice Centres http://www.flac.ie
Offer advice to people living in the Republic of Ireland.
Ireland 01 874 5690

Free Message Call Home
Confidential, non-traceable service for those wishing to pass message on to people at home without communicating directly.
0500 700 740

Get Connected
Helping you connect to the right organisation for advice. Language line available for those who may require a translator. Lines open every day 1pm - 11pm
0808 808 4994

Hidden Hurt
http://www.hiddenhurt.co.uk
Written by a survivor of domestic violence this website provides extensive advice and information on all areas of abuse for children, young people and adults with links to relevant organisations.

It's not your fault
http://www.itsnotyourfault.org
Website for children whose parents are parting

Jewish Women's Aid
Offers advice and support to Jewish women and girls who are experiencing domestic violence.
Freephone Mon, Wed and Thurs 9.30am - 9.30pm.
0800 591 203

Leeds Animation Workshop: Domestic Violence
http://www.leedsanimation.org.uk
Leeds Animation Workshop distribute the short animated videos/DVDs HOME
TRUTHS about children's experiences of domestic violence, BELIEVE ME about children's experiences of sexual abuse and BEYOND BELIEF about adults supporting children who have been sexually abused.

Mankind
http://www.mankind.org.uk
Resources for men regarding domestic violence
Muslim Women's Helpline
Provide counselling, advice and referrals to refuges for Muslim girls and women.
Service available in Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi and English.
Lines open Mon to Fri 10am - 4pm however they will return your call if you leave a message outside these hours.
0208 904 8193

Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Limited
http://www.nottswa.org

Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Ltd endeavours to empower women and their
dependants by sustaining a high level of support within our services to provide a safe environment with ongoing support, advice, counselling and learning opportunities together with emergency refuge accommodation, an outreach service for women, young people and children, a supported housing scheme and a Women's Centre in order to enable women to effect change in their lives.

Parentline Plus
0808 8002222
Freephone helpline for parents.
Text phone 0800 783-6783

Rape Crisis Federation Wales and England
http://www.rapecrisis.co.uk
Can put young girls and women in touch with their nearest rape crisis centre providing support, information, advice and counselling.
0115 941 0440
Lines open Mon, Thurs and Fri 10am - 1pm and Tues 2pm - 7pm

Refuge Crisis Line
24 hour national crisis line providing help with emergency accommodation needs.
08705 995 443

Relate Line
Confidential counselling for children young people and adults. Lines open Mon to Fri 9.30am - 4.30pm.
0845 130 4010

Samaritans
http://www.samaritans.org
Offer advice and counselling and can put you in touch with a relevant organisation.
08457 90 90 90

SHE Helpline
24 hour helpline covering Essex, East London, Kent, Norfolk, Suffolk and
Cambridgeshire offering referral to a refuge including Asian, Black and Irish refuges if requested, an on site solicitor, specialist children's counselling and a mental health surgery.
01702 300006

Shelterline
24 hour helpline for the homeless or people with urgent housing concerns.
0808 800 4444

Southall Black Sisters
Provides both crisis intervention and longer-term casework for Black and Asian girls and women who are experiencing domestic violence and conflict in their family or community.
Lines open Mon to Fri 10am - 4pm.
0208 571 9595

The Caspari Org
http://www.caspari.org.uk
The Caspari Org works with children who struggle educationally because of issues relating to emotional health - such as divorce, bereavement, abuse etc

'The Voice of the Child in Domestic Violence Cases'
Information about an upcoming seminar
There4Me
http://www.there4me.com
There4Me, http://www.there4me.com, Confidential online advice for teenagers where you can email a letter to an agony aunt or contact a there4me adviser in real time. help@there4me.com
Victim Support
Offers help whether the crime is recent or past providing information, practical help and support.
Lines open: Mon - Fri 9am - 9pm, Weekends 9am - 7pm, Bank Holidays 9am - 5pm
UK 0845 30 30 900
Rep of Ireland (01) 8780 870
supportline@victimsupport.org.uk

Women in Crisis
http://www.womenincrisis.info
The website Women in Crisis is a private initiative originating from
severe frustration caused by the lack of knowledge about wommen who are subjected to violence in their own homes, consisting of physical and psychological abuse.
There is still little knowledge about domestic abuse of non-physical nature, not least among the abused women themselves. Therefore, Women in Crisis has chosen to focus on the numerous, more subtle types of abuse that leave no bruises or other physical evidence.

The purpose of the website is partly to provide abused women with a tool to identify what they are experiencing and identify it: domestic abuse, by facilitating information on abuse and how it manifests itself; partly to contribute with a comprehensive list of support and other resources, as well as providing abused women with an easy accessible forum where abused women may consult and support each other as well as share advice.

Women in Crisis is an independent website, and its initiator is a former victim of abuse.

Women's Aid
24 hour helpline offering help with finding somewhere safe for women and children to stay, counselling, legal advice and 'language line' providing you with translators.
England & Wales
08457 023 468

http://www.womensaid.org.uk

Northern Ireland
02890 331 818
http://www.niwaf.org
Scotland
0800 027 1234
http://www.scottishwomensaid.co.uk
Rep of Ireland
1800 341 900
http://www.womansaid.ie

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