National support
Action on Elder abuse
PO Box 6000
Streatham
SW16 9BY
Tel: 08088088141
Email enquiries@elderabuse.org.uk
Website: 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: www.amsosa.com
A male survivor support group with wide range of helpful material on website
Association of Child Abuse Lawyers (ACAL)
Tel: 0208 390 4701
info@childabuselawyers.com
www.childabuselawyers.com
Professionals dedicated to providing a quality service to victims of abuse.
BASPCAN
10 Priory Street
York YO1 1EZ
Tel: 01904 613605
Email: baspcan@baspcan.org.uk
Website:www.baspcan.org.uk
Professional network for workers on preventing child abuse and neglect.
Breathing Space
0800 83 85 87
info@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
Tel: 0117 927 9600
Helpline: 0117 925 1119
Email: bcsw@btconnect.com
Website: www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk
Provide information on self-harming for women.
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Helpline: 0870 443 5252
Website: www.bacp.co.uk
Can provide a list of counsellors, psychotherapists, and professional bodies in your area.
Care Leavers Association
Tel: 0845 236 1980
info@careleavers.org
Website: www.careleavers.com
National organisation campaigning on behalf of Careleavers.
Children 1st
83 Whitehouse Loan
Edinburgh
EH9 1AT
Tel: 0131 446 2300
Fax: 0131 446 2339
Email:info@children1st.org.uk
Scottish child welfare charity
Choose Life
Choose Life
NHS Health Scotland
Elphinston House
65 West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 2AF
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
Tel: 0845 1204550,
Email: info@ccpas.co.uk
Website: 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
Tel: 023 8033 8080
Childhood Incest Survivors. Survivor network.
Counselling Directory
Website:www.counselling-directory.org.uk
A comprehensive database of UK counsellors and psychotherapists.
CSSA National (Christian Survivors of Sexual Abuse)
38 Sydenham Villas Road, Cheltenham GL52 6DZ
DABS Pathfinder Service
Tel: 01255 675351
Specialist advice on finding the right help for you. Operated on a voluntary basis by qualified counsellors. Open 9am-9pm
Directory and Book Services
Tel: 01709 860023
Website: 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
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: 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
Helpline: 0800 121 6027
Email:janine@incaresurvivors.org.uk
A support service for adults who suffered childhood abuse in care.
Includem
Academy House
1346 Shettleston Road
Glasgow G32 9AT
T. 0141 763 3860
F. 0141 763 3861
E. enquiries@includem.co.uk
Working to challenge offending behaviour, support young people and develop hope for the future through one to one relationships.
Internet Watch Foundation
Address: East View
5 Coles Lane
Oakington
Cambridge
CB24 3BA
Tel: 01223 237700
Email: media@iwf.org.uk
Website: www.iwf.org.uk
Information plus hotline for reporting child sexual abuse or other illegal content online.
Kidscape
2 Grosvenor Gardens
London
SW1W 0DH
Tel: 0207 730 3300
Website: 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: www.napac.org.uk
National Association for People Abused in Childhood.
National Self-Harm Network
PO Box 7264,
Nottingham
NG1 6WJ
nshncg@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.nshn.co.uk
Campaigns for rights & understanding of people who self-injure.
Parentline
Helpline: 0808 800 2222
Website: www.parentlineplus.org.uk
Free confidential helpline for parents & carers.
Partners of Survivors Support (POSS)
PO Box 443
Worcester
WR5 3WH
Tel: 01905 767487
www.partners.aest.org.uk
Support service for partners of survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
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: 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
Helpline: 0800 808 0700
Website: 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
Tel: 0845 767 8000
Website: www.sane.org.uk/SANEline
National telephone helpline for anyone coping with mental illness.
Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA)
Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration
Ochil House
Springkerse Business Park
Stirling
FK7 7XE
Telephone: 01786 459500
Fax: 01786 459532
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
Tel: 0131 554 0218
www.seemescotland.org
‘see me’ is Scotland’s national campaign to end the stigma and discrimination of mental ill-health.
Shelter Scotland
Tel: 0808 800 4444
Website: scotland.shelter.org.uk
Provides housing advice, support for homeless families, support for rural communities, and advocacy
Stop It Now! Scotland
Tel: 0808 1000 900
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
info@survivorsuk.org
Helpline for men & their supporters. Information, support & counselling about sexual assault.
The Samaritans
Tel: 08457 90 90 90
Provides confidential emotional support, 24hrs a day to anyone passing through crisis and at risk of suicide.
The Survivors Trust
Website: www.thesurvivorstrust.org
Phone: 01788 550554
A national umbrella agency for more than 120 voluntary sector agencies supporting survivors of sexual violence and abuse. Also runs regular newsletters.
Victim Support Scotland
15/23 Hardwell Close
Edinburgh
EH8 9RX
Telephone: 0131 668 4486
Fax: 0131 662 5400
Email: info@victimsupportsco.org.uk
Offers support to victims and witnesses of crime.
Voice UK
100-106 Kelvin House
RTC Business Park
London Road
Derby
DE24 8UP
Tel: 0845 122 8695
Email: helpline@voiceuk.org.uk
Website: www.voiceuk.org.uk
Supports learning-disabled people who have experienced crime or abuse
Well Scotland
Mental Health information site
Witness
33-36 Loman Street
London
SE1 0EE
phone: 0845 500 300
Website: 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.
Women's Aid
2nd Floor
132 Rose Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3JD
phone: 0131 226 6606
Fax: 0131 266 2996
Email:contact@scottishwomensaid.org.uk
Scottish Women's Aid supports the work of local women's aid groups in Scotland and undertakes national work such as training, educating and campaigning
