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Specialist services
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Directory and Book Services (DABS) National Resource Directory, listing over 500 organisations in the UK and Ireland offering services related to childhood abuse and sexual abuse (£12)
DABS Resource Packs, including a list of organisations in your own area, help sheets (£3)
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01709 860023
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Counselling – finding a private counsellor
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BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)
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Counselling – finding a specialist service
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DABSPathfinder Service – Counsellors available to help you identify your need
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01225 675351
www.dabspathfinder.org.uk
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Alcohol Abuse
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Drinkline Freefone
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0800 917 8282
9am to 11pm mon-fri
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02476 385686
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Children
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Childline
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0800 11 11
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NSPCC Child Protection Helpline
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0808 800 5000
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Crisis helplines
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Colchester Rape Crisis Line
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01206 769795
24hr answer phone
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Rape and Sexual Abuse Helpline
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Men: 0808 800 0122
Women: 0808 800 0123
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Samaritans
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08457 90 90 90
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Dissociative Distress
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First Person Plural
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Domestic Violence
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Women’s Aid 24 hour National Helpline
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Drug Abuse
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Talk to Frank Freefone
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0800 77 6600
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Eating Disorders
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B-Eat (Beating Eating Disorders)
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Events for Survivors
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Survivors’ March and Rally Against Child Sexual Abuse
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020 8500 4914
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Survivors’ Picnic in the Park
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01788 551150
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Incest - Support
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CIS’ters (Childhood Incest Survivors)
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023 8033 8080
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Learning Difficulties
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Respond
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0808 808 0700
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Voice UK
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Helpline - 085 122 8695
Helpline Text Phone - 07797800643
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Legal Issues – Support
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Abuselaw
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ACAL (Association of Child Abuse Lawyers
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0208 390 4701
10am-1pm and 2pm-4pm Tues and Thurs
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Male Survivors
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Survivors Swindon
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0845 430 9371
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Survivors UK
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0845 122 1201
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Mental Health
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Saneline
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0845 767 8000 6pm-11pm
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Threshold Women’s Mental
Health Infoline
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0808 808 6000
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Young Minds
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020 733 68445
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Parents
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MOSAC Supporting non-abusing parents/carers
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0800 980 1958
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Mothers of Abused Children
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01697 331432
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Parentline
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0808 800 2222
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Professionals –
Abuse by
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POPAN (Prevention of Professional Abuse Network)
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Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse
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NSPCC Child Protection 24 hr Helpline
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0808 800 5000
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NSPCC Child Protection Cymru/Wales
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0808 100 25 24
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Stop It Now!
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0808 1000 900
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Ritual Abuse
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RAINS (Ritual Abuse Information Network and Support)
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01483 898600
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Self-Injury
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Bristol Crisis Service for Women
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0117 925 1119
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S.A.S.H. (Survivors of Abuse and Self Harm) Penfriend Network SAE for enquiries
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20 Lackmore Road, Enfield, EN1 4PB
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Sexual Assault Referral Centres
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London – Haven – Camberwell
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020 32991599 9am-5pm mon to fri
02032999000 all other times
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London – Haven – Paddington
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020 7886 1101/020 7886 666
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London – Haven – Whitechapel
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020 7247 4787
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Avon and Somerset – Milne Centre, Bristol
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0117 928 3010
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Kent – Renton Clinic, Dartford
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01322 428 595
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Derbyshire – Millfield House Derby
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01773 573840/1
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Greater Manchester – St Mary’s Centre
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0161 276 6515
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Lancashire – Safe Centre, Preston
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01772 523344
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Leicestershire – Juniper Lodge, Leicester
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0116 273 5461
24 hr helpline -116 273 3330
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Northumberland – Reach, Newcastle
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0191 212 1551
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Northumberland – Reach, Sunderland
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0191 565 3735
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West Midlands – Rowan Centre, Walsall
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01922 439142
24 hr emergency - 0800 7311162
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Wiltshire – Swindon sanctuary, Swindon
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01793 507843
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Websites
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Safeline (for male and female survivors of child sexual abuse)
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Helpline - 0808 800 5005
www.safelinewarwick.co.uk
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Abuselaw – legal issues and system in UK
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www.abuselaw.co.uk
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Other resources you may find helpful
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Books
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The Survivor's Guide to Recovery from Rape or Sexual Abuse
(See "The Book" on left hand menu for details)
Breaking Free
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Robert Kelly and Fay Maxtead
Carolyn Ainscough and Kay Toon
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Partners in Healing
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Teri Platt
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The Courage to Heal Workbook
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Laura Davis
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The Self Harm Help Book
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Lois Arnold and Anne Magill
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The Sexual Healing Journey
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Wendy Maltz
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Victims No Longer
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Mike Lew
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Newsletters
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Bristol Crisis Service for Women
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PO Box 654, Bristol, BS99 1XH
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CIS’ters (Childhood Incest Survivors
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PO Box 119, Eastleigh, SO50 9ZF
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First Person Plural
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PO Box 2537, Wolverhampton, WV4 4ZL
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Respond
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3rd Floor, 24-32 Stephenson Way, London, NW1 2HD
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Survivors UK
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2 Leathermarket Street, London SE1 3HN
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