Organisations for advice and support

This is a work in progress. Please get in touch if you’d like to see other organisations and resources added.

If it’s an emergency: call 999

Access to legal advice

Find a Solicitor – The Law Society

Advocate: Finding free legal help from barristers (weareadvocate.org.uk)

Acas | Making working life better for everyone in Britain

Rights of Women – Helping Women Through The LawRights of Women | helping women through the law

Coram Children’s Legal Centre – Home (childrenslegalcentre.com)

Whistleblowing Advice and Support

Protect – Speak up stop harm – Protect – Speak up stop harm (protect-advice.org.uk)

The National Guardian’s Office – Freedom to Speak Up

Support after crime

Home – Victim Support

Violence and Abuse

Home – Women’s Aid (womensaid.org.uk)

Male Victims of Domestic Abuse | Men’s Advice Line UK (mensadviceline.org.uk)

Galop – the LGBT+ anti-abuse charity – Galop has provided advice, support, research and lobbying around the issues of LGBT+ policing for over 30 years.

Supporting the lives of people with learning disabilities and autism / Respond

Sexual Violence and Abuse

Home | Rape Crisis England & Wales | Rape Crisis England & Wales

Rape Crisis Scotland | Working to end sexual violence

homepage – Rape Crisis Network Ireland (rcni.ie)

Stalking and Harassment

National Stalking Helpline | Suzy Lamplugh Trust

Paladin National Stalking Advocacy Service – Who We Are (paladinservice.co.uk)

Child Abuse

NSPCC | The UK children’s charity | NSPCC

Childline | Childline

NAPAC – Supporting Recovery From Childhood Abuse

General and Mental Health Needs

The NHS website – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Home | Mind, the mental health charity – help for mental health problems

YoungMinds | Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People | YoungMinds

The Brain Tumour Charity

Are you feeling suicidal?

Call your GP, phone NHS 111, or dial 999 in an emergency.

Samaritans | Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy | Here to listen

Papyrus UK Suicide Prevention | Prevention of Young Suicide (papyrus-uk.org)

Suicide: Read This First (metanoia.org)

Suicide Prevention – Find Help Now – Grassroots (prevent-suicide.org.uk)

Bereavement Support

Help is at Hand.pdf (www.nhs.uk)

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide – Overcoming the isolation of people bereaved by suicide (uksobs.org)