National Support

Action on Elder abuse

PO Box 6000 Streatham SW16 9BY
Telephone: 0808 8088141
Email: enquiries@elderabuse.org.uk
Website: http://www.elderabuse.org.uk

Working to protect and prevent the abuse of older people

AMSOSA UK

162 Victoria Road Swindon SN1 3BU
Helpline: 0845 4309371
Website: http://www.amsosa.com

A male survivor support group with wide range of helpful material on website

Association of Child Abuse Lawyers (ACAL)

Telephone: 0208 390 4701
Email: info@childabuselawyers.com
Website: http://www.childabuselawyers.com

Professionals dedicated to providing a quality service to victims of abuse.

BASPCAN

10 Priory Street York YO1 1EZ
Telephone: 01904 613605
Email: baspcan@baspcan.org.uk
Website: http://www.baspcan.org.uk

Professional network for workers on preventing child abuse and neglect.

Breathing Space

Telephone: 0800 838587
Email: info@breathingspacescotland.co.uk
Website: http://www.breathingspacescotland.co.uk/

A free, confidential phone-line to call when feeling down or distressed.

Bristol Crisis Service for Women

PO Box 654 Bristol BS99 1XH
Telephone: 0117 927 9600
Helpline: 0117 925 1119
Email: bcsw@btconnect.com
Website: http://www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk

Provide information on self-harming for women.

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

Telephone: 0870 443 5252
Helpline: 01455 883316
Website: http://www.bacp.co.uk

Can provide a list of counsellors, psychotherapists, and professional bodies in your area.

Care Leavers Association

Telephone: 0845 308 2755
Email: info@careleavers.org
Website: http://www.careleavers.com

National organisation campaigning on behalf of Careleavers.

Children 1st

83 Whitehouse Loan Edinburgh EH9 1AT
Telephone: 0131 446 2300
Fax: 0131 446 2339
Email: info@children1st.org.uk
Website: http://www.children1st.org.uk/

Scottish child welfare charity.

Choose Life

NHS Health Scotland Elphinston House 65 West Regent Street Glasgow G2 2AF
Website: http://www.chooselife.net/

Choose life is Scotland's National Strategy and Action Plan to Prevent Suicide

Churches' Child Protection Advisory Service (CCPAS)

PO Box 133 Swanley Kent BR8 7UQ
Telephone: 0845 1204550
Email: info@ccpas.co.uk
Website: http://www.ccpas.co.uk/

Christian charity providing professional advice, support, training and resources in all areas of safeguarding children and for those affected by abuse.

CIS'ters

Telephone: 023 8033 8080

Childhood Incest Survivors. Survivor network.

Counselling Directory

Website: http://www.counselling-directory.org.uk

A comprehensive database of UK counsellors and psychotherapists.

CSSA National (Christian Survivors of Sexual Abuse)

PO Box 951 Northampton NN7 9AS
Email: information@ncssa.org.uk
Website: http://ncssa.org.uk/

DABS Pathfinder Service

Telephone: 01255 675351
Website: http://www.dabspathfinder.org

Specialist advice on finding the right help for you. Operated on a voluntary basis by qualified counsellors. Open 9am-9pm

Directory and Book Services

Telephone: 01709 860023
Website: http://www.dabsbooks.co.uk

Specialist, confidential mail-order book & information service for survivors of childhood abuse & sexual abuse, for parents and children, partners & professionals. Produce DABS National Resource Directory, Survivor's Resource Packs and specialist leaflets.

Enable Scotland

2nd Floor 146 Argyle Street Glasgow G2 8BL
Telephone: 0141 226 4541
Fax: 0141 204 4398
Email: enable@enable.org.uk
Website: http://www.enable.org.uk/

Campaigning for a better life for children and adults with learning disabilities. Enable has developed a booklet on supporting people with learning disabilities who have been sexually abused.

First Person Plural

PO Box 2537 Wolverhampton WV4 4ZL
Email: fpp@firstpersonplural.org.uk
Website: http://www.firstpersonplural.org.uk

Survivor led charity for people with complex dissociative distress. Staff training available.

In Care Survivors Service Scotland

Open Secret 98 Thornhill Road Falkirk FK2 7AB
Telephone: 0800 121 6027
Email: janine@incaresurvivors.org.uk
Website: http://www.incaresurvivors.org.uk/

A support service for adults who suffered childhood abuse in care.

Includem

Academy House 1346 Shettleston Road Glasgow G32 9AT
Telephone: 0141 763 3860
Fax: 0141 763 3861
Email: enquiries@includem.co.uk
Website: http://www.includem.org/

Working to challenge offending behaviour, support young people and develop hope for the future through one to one relationships.

Internet Watch Foundation

East View 5 Coles Lane Oakington Cambridge CB24 3BA
Telephone: 01223 237700
Email: media@iwf.org.uk
Website: http://www.iwf.org.uk

Information plus hotline for reporting child sexual abuse or other illegal content online.

Kidscape

2 Grosvenor Gardens London SW1W 0DH
Telephone: 0207 730 3300
Website: http://www.kidscape.org.uk/

Books, videos and training for parents, teachers and children on child safety (abuse prevention) and bullying.

NAPAC

42 Curtain Road London EC2A 3NH
Helpline: 0800 085 3330
Website: http://www.napac.org.uk/

National Association for People Abused in Childhood.

National Self-Harm Network

PO Box 7264 Nottingham NG1 6WJ
Email: nshncg@hotmail.co.uk
Website: http://www.nshn.co.uk

Campaigns for rights & understanding of people who self-injure.

Parentline

Helpline: 0808 800 2222
Website: http://www.parentlineplus.org.uk/

Free confidential helpline for parents & carers.

Partners of Survivors Support (POSS)

PO Box 443 Worcester WR5 3WH
Telephone: 01905 767487
Website: http://www.partners.aest.org.uk

Support service for partners of survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

Rape and Abuse Line

PO Box 10 Dingwall Ross-shire IV15 9HA
Telephone: 01349 865316
Email: ral@rapeandabuseline.co.uk
Website: http://www.rapeandabuseline.co.uk/

Helpline (answered by women): 0808 800 0123 Helpline (answered by men): 0808 800 0122

Rape Crisis Scotland

1st Floor Tara House 46 Bath Street Glasgow G2 1HG
Helpline: 08088 01 03 02 (6pm to midnight daily)
Email: info@rapecrisisscotland.org.uk
Website: http://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk

Rape Crisis Scotland provides a national rape crisis helpline for anyone affected by sexual violence, no matter when or how it happened.

Respond

3rd Floor 24-32 Stephenson Way London NW1 2HD
Helpline: 0800 808 0700
Email: admin@respond.org.uk
Website: http://www.respond.org.uk

Supporting people with learning difficulties, their families, carers and professionals affected by trauma and abuse.

Safe

Helpline: 01722 410889

Helpline for survivors of ritual abuse & their supporters. Case consultancy & training.

Saneline

Telephone: 0845 767 8000
Website: http://www.sane.org.uk/SANEline

National telephone helpline for anyone coping with mental illness.

SAVI

50 Strathmore House East Kilbride G74 1LQ
Telephone: 0800 622 6986
Email: savi.info.ac@gmail.com
Website: http://www.savi.co.nr/

Organisation which works with children, young people and adults who have been sexually abused, raped or sexually assaulted. Helpline is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA)

Ochil House Springkerse Business Park Stirling FK7 7XE
Telephone: 01786 459500
Fax: 01786 459532
Website: http://www.scra.gov.uk

SCRA is at the centre of the Children’s Hearings System – the child protection and youth justice system for children in Scotland. The Children’s Hearings System aims to protect the safety and welfare of children.

See Me

1/3 Great Michael House 14 Links Place Edinburgh EH6 7EZ
Telephone: 0131 554 0218
Website: http://www.seemescotland.org

‘See Me’ is Scotland’s national campaign to end the stigma and discrimination of mental ill-health.

Shelter Scotland

Telephone: 0808 800 4444
Website: http://scotland.shelter.org.uk

Provides housing advice, support for homeless families, support for rural communities, and advocacy.

Stop It Now! Scotland

Telephone: 0808 1000 900
Website: http://www.stopitnow.org.uk/home.aspx/

A child sexual abuse prevention campaign aims to educate adults to spot abuse, and to help potential abusers control their own behaviour.

Survivors UK

Ground Floor 34 Great James Street London WC1N 3HB
Helpline: 0845 122 1201
Email: info@survivorsuk.org

Helpline for men & their supporters. Information, support & counselling about sexual assault.

The Samaritans

Telephone: 08457 909090
Website: http://www.samaritans.org/

Provides confidential emotional support, 24hrs a day to anyone passing through crisis and at risk of suicide.

The Survivors Trust

Telephone: 01788 550554
Website: http://www.thesurvivorstrust.org/

A national umbrella agency for more than 120 voluntary sector agencies supporting survivors of sexual violence and abuse. Also runs regular newsletters.

Towards Healing

P.O. Box 5654, Dublin 14
Telephone: Freephone Ireland 1800 303 416 Freephone U.K. 0800 096 3315
Helpline: 0800 096 3315
Email: coordinator@towardshealing.ie
Website: http://www.towardshealing.ie/site/

Towards Healing is a new counselling and support service for survivors of Institutional, Clerical and Religious abuse, funded by the Catholic Church. If you have suffered in this way, Towards Healing will provide services to you no matter where you are currently living.

Trauma Counselling Line Scotland

Telephone: 08088 020406

Confidential telephone service for male survivors of childhood abuse. This service is provided by Health in Mind and funded by SurvivorScotland. We have qualified, experienced counsellors who are ready to listen, support and help you move forward.

Victim Support Scotland

15/23 Hardwell Close Edinburgh EH8 9RX
Telephone: 0131 668 4486
Fax: 0131 662 5400
Email: info@victimsupportsco.org.uk
Website: http://www.victimsupportsco.org.uk/page/index.cfm

Offers support to victims and witnesses of crime.

Voice UK

100-106 Kelvin House RTC Business Park London Road Derby DE24 8UP
Helpline: 0808 802 8686
Email: helpline@voiceuk.org.uk
Website: http://www.voiceuk.org.uk

Supports learning-disabled people who have experienced crime or abuse.

Well Scotland

Website: http://www.wellscotland.info/

Mental Health information site.

Witness

33-36 Loman Street London SE1 0EE
Telephone: 0845 500 300
Website: http://www.safeboundaries.org.uk/

Supports and gives information to people who have been abused by professionals caring for them, and promotes safe boundaries between professionals and the public.