Documents and Guidance Downloads
Adult Safeguarding – Sources of Information and Support
Action on Elder Abuse
A national organisation based in London. It aims to prevent the abuse of older people by raising awareness, encouraging education, promoting research, and collecting and disseminating information.
Tel: 020 8765 7000 Email: enquiries@elderabuse.org.uk www.elderabuse.org.uk
Ann Craft Trust (ACT)
A national organisation providing information and advice about adult safeguarding. ACT have a specialist Safeguarding Adults in Sport and Activity team to support the sector
Tel: 0115 951 5400 Email: Ann-Craft-Trust@nottingham.ac.uk www.anncrafttrust.org
Men’s Advice Line
For male domestic abuse survivors. Tel: 0808 801 0327
National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline Tel: 0800 999 5428
National 24Hour Freephone Domestic Abuse Helplines
England, Tel: 0808 2000 247 Email: www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/Contact-us
Scotland, Tel: 0800 027 1234 Email: helpline@sdafmh.org.uk, Web chat: sdafmh.org.uk
Wales, Llinell Gymorth Byw HebOfn/ Live free from fear helpline Tel: 0808 8010 800 Type Talk: 18001 0808 801 0800, Text: 078600 77 333
Northern Ireland, Tel: 0808 802 1414 Email: www.dsahelpline.org
Twitter: www.twitter.com/dsahelpline, Facebook: www.facebook.com/dsahelpline
Rape Crisis Federation of England and Wales
Rape Crisis was launched in 1996 and exists to provide a range of facilities and resources to enable the continuance and development of Rape Crisis Groups throughout Wales and England. Email: info@rapecrisis.co.uk, www.rapecrisis.co.uk
Respond
Respond provides a range of services to victims and perpetrators of sexual abuse who have learning disabilities, and training and support to those working with them. Tel: 020 7383 0700 or 0808 808 0700 (Helpline) Email: services@respond.org.uk , www.respond.org.uk
Stop Hate Crime
Works to challenge all forms of Hate Crime and discrimination, based on any aspect of an individual’s identity. Stop Hate UK provides independent, confidential, and accessible reporting and support for victims, witnesses and third parties.
24 hours service: Telephone: 0800 138 1625 E mail: talk@stophateuk.org, Web Chat: www.stophateuk.org/talk-to-us/
Text: 07717 989 025, Text relay: 18001 0800 138 1625, By post: PO Box 851, Leeds LS1 9QS
Susy Lamplugh Trust
The Trust is a leading authority on personal safety. Its role is to minimise the damage caused to individuals and to society by aggression in all its forms – physical, verbal, and psychological. Tel: 020 83921839 Email: info@suzylamplugh.org ,Fax: 020 8392 1830 www.suzylamplugh.org
Victim Support
Provides practical advice and help, emotional support, and reassurance to those who have suffered the effects of a crime.
Tel: 0808 168 9111 Email: www.victimsupport.com
Women’s Aid Federation of England and Wales
Women’s Aid is a national domestic violence charity. It also runs a domestic violence online help service. www.womensaid.org.uk/information-support