Support Services
Below are contact details for support services across Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland. There are also a number of international contact details offered. Please note that these lists are not exhaustive. If you have a site or contact details of support services that may be useful to users of www.vapa.ie and to which you would like us to link, please contact l.hempenstall@ucc.ie .The Violence & Abuse Prevention Alliance welcomes links to other sites. These links should not be understood to indicate either approval or disapproval by the Violence & Abuse Prevention Alliance.
Children
Below are the contact details of organisations that provide information for parents as well as youth on a number of important issues relating to Violence & Abuse.Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England & Wales
CARI (Provides a proffesional therapy and counselling service to children, families and groups who have been affected by child sexual abuse)
www.cari.ie
Phone: 1890 924 567
Barnardo's Ireland (Offers a wide range of information on the well-being of children & families including issues relating to parenting, child protection and development)
www.barnardos.ie
Phone: (01) 453 0300
Barnardo's UK
http://www.barnardos.org.uk/
Phone:
London and South East 0208 551 0011
South West 0117 937 5500
Yorkshire 0113 393 3200
Midlands 0121 550 5271
North West 0151 488 1100
Scotland 0131 334 9893
Cymru 0292 049 3387
North East 0191 240 4800
Northern Ireland 0289 067 2366
ISPCC: Irish Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Children (Offers support and information to children & parents)
http://www.ispcc.ie/
NSPCC: National Society of the Protection of Cruelty to Children (U.K)
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/
Help for adults concerned about a child contact: 0808 800 5000
Families First Parenting Skills (Belfast)
http://www.familiesfirstparenting.com/
Phone: 028 9064 3109
The North Inner City Drugs Task Force (Provides support to a number of projects in Dublin city including education and after school programmes)
http://www.nicdtf.ie/PROJECTS/PROJECTS/Navigation.html
Phone: 01 8366592
Anti-bullying Network (Provides information & education on anti-bullying) (Scotland)
http://www.antibullying.net/whatsnew.htm
Kids Scape (Preventing bullying, protecting children)
http://www.kidscape.org.uk/
Phone: 08451 205 204
Hands on Scotland (Offers practical information, tools and activities to respond helpfully to youth displaying troubling behaviour)
http://www.handsonscotland.co.uk/index.html
Stop It Now! (Stop it Now! UK & Ireland is a campaign, managed by the Lucy Faithfull Foundation, which aims to prevent child sexual abuse by raising awareness and encouraging early recognition and responses to the problem by abusers themselves and those close to them)
http://www.stopitnow.org.uk/
Phone: 0808 1000 900
Email: help@stopitnow.org.uk
Think U Know (Offers information for parents and youth on how to stay safe on-line)
www.thinkuknow.co.uk.
CEOP: Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Organisation dedicated to eradicating the sexual abuse of children)
http://www.ceop.police.uk/
The Internet Watch Foundation (UK's Hotline for reporting criminal online content)
http://www.iwf.org.uk/
International
Building a Europe for and with Children. (Promotion of children's rights and the protection of children from violence) . (Europe).
http://www.coe.int/t/transversalprojects/children/violence/Default_en.asp#themes
Child Helpline International (A global member network of child helplines, working to protect the rights of children)
http://www.childhelplineinternational.org/
Stop It Now! Child Sex Abuse Prevention & Protection Center. (Provides information & support in relation to the sexual abuse of children) (USA)
http://www.stopitnow.org/contact
Phone: 413.587.3500
Canadian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. (Canada)
http://www.empathicparenting.org/
Phone: 705-526-5647
Jigsaw (Network of agenices that advocate against all forms of child abuse, neglect, and family violence and provide support to families) (New Zealand)
http://www.jigsaw.org.nz/
Phone: 04 385 7983
Child Wise (Seeks to prevent child abuse by providing greater awareness and understanding of the issue) (Australia)
http://www.childwise.net/
1800 99 10 99
Barnardo's (Australia)
http://www.barnardos.org.au
Phone: 1800 061 000
Child Welfare South Africa
http://www.childwelfaresa.org.za/
Phone: +27 11 452 4110
Community Violence & Abuse
Ireland
Crimestoppers (Ireland)
www.crimestoppers.ie
Phone: 1800 25 00 25
Dial to Stop Drug Dealing (Confidential service for people with information on drug dealing in the community)
http://www.dialtostop.ie/
Phone: 1800 220 220
Crime Call (For viewers of Ireland's crime-investigation programme who have information on criminal activity)
Phone: 1800 40 50 60
England, Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland
Crimestoppers (UK based charity that allows people who don’t feel comfortable speaking to the police to pass on information about crime anonymously. The organisation operates in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland)
http://www.crimestoppers-uk.org/
Phone: 0800 555 111
Stop Crime (UK) (Police will send you text messages and emails about incidents in South and West Devon)
www.stopcrime.co.uk
Crime Watch (UK)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/crimewatch/
International
Crimestoppers USA
http://www.crimestoppersusa.com/#
Phone: 1-800-245-0009
If You See Something, Say Something (Public awareness campaign that highlight the indicators of terrorism and violent crime, emphasizing the importance of reporting suspicious activity to the proper state and local law enforcement authorities) (USA)
http://www.dhs.gov/files/reportincidents/see-something-say-something.shtm
Canadian Crimestoppers
http://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/
Phone: 1800 222 8477
Crimestoppers National (Australia)
http://www.crimestoppers.com.au/cs/home.jsp
Phone: 1800 333 000
Crimestoppers (New Zealand)
http://www.crimestoppers-nz.org/
Phone: 0800 555 111
Crime Line (South Africa)
https://www.crimeline.co.za/
Phone/SMS: 32211
Cultural factors
Ireland, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom & International
Akina Dada wa Africa (An authoritative, minority ethnic-led national network of African and migrant women living in Ireland )
http://www.akidwa.ie/
Phone: (01) 814 8582
Karma Nirvana (supports victims and survivors of forced marriage and honour based abuse)
http://www.karmanirvana.org.uk/
Phone: 0800 5999 247
Stop Honour Killings
http://www.stophonourkillings.com
IKWRO: The Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation
http://www.ikwro.org.uk/
Honour Network Helpline: 0800 5999 247
Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247
FORWARD: The Foundation for Women's Health, Research and Development
http://www.forwarduk.org.uk
Phone: +44 (0)20 8960 4000
END FGM (European campaign, led by Amnesty International Ireland)
http://www.endfgm.eu/eu
Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTI)
http://www.acidviolence.org/
Phone: +44 (0) 207 821 1567
Freedom Network USA (Coalition of non-governmental organisations that provide services to, and advocate for the rights of, trafficking survivors in the United State)
http://www.freedomnetworkusa.org/
Disability
Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Wales & Scotland
Disability Federation of Irelandhttp://www.disability-federation.ie
Phone: 01 4547978
Disability Action (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
http://www.disabilityaction.org
Phone: 028 9029 7880
Voice UK (Telephone support for adults and children with learning disabilities who have been abused)
http://www.voiceuk.org.uk/.
01332 291042
DIAL UK (Information services on all aspects of disability)
http://www.dialuk.info/about.asp
Phone: 01302 310123
Enable Scotland (Provides a range of information and materials to help adults with disabilities and their carers. Includes information packs on sexual abuse and learning disabilities)
http://www.enable.org.uk/info.php?tid=6§iontype=0&sid=18&ssid=251 or www.enable.org.uk
Phone: 0141 226 4541
International
Disability Rights International (Dedicated to promoting the human rights and full participation in society of people with disabilities worldwide)http://www.disabilityrightsintl.org/
National Disability Rights Network (USA)
http://www.napas.org/
National Disability Abuse & Neglect Hotline (Telephone hotline for reporting abuse and neglect of people with disability) (Australia)
http://www.disabilityhotline.org/
Phone: 1800880052
Disbaility Resource Centre Auckland (New Zealand)
http://www.disabilityresource.org.nz/abuse-and-victim-support.html#
Phone: (09) 625 8069
Secretariat of the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities (SADPD) (South Africa)
http://africandecade.org/
Phone: +27 (0)21 426 5858/5864
Domestic Violence
Ireland & Northern Ireland
Womens Aid
http://www.womensaid.ie
Phone: 1800 341 900
AMEN (Helpline & support service for male victims of abuse and their children)
http://www.amen.ie/
Phone: 046 9023718
National LGBT helpline. (Provides general information and support for LGBT people in Ireland.)
http://www.lgbt.ie/
Phone: 1890 929 539
LINC (Advocating for lesbian and Bisexual Women in Ireland)
www.linc.ie
Phone:021-4808600
Safe Ireland (Provides information and contact details of refuges in Ireland)
http://www.safeireland.ie
Phone: +353 (0)90 64 79078
COSC (The National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence) - Provides contact details of support services in different counties throughout Ireland)
www.cosc.ie
Phone: 01 4768680
Women's Aid Northern Ireland
http://www.womensaidni.org/
Phone: 0800 917 1414
Men's Advisory Project (Northern Ireland)
http://mapni.co.uk/
Phone: 028 9024 1929
The Rainbow Project (Organisation that works to improve the physical, mental & emotional health of gay, bisexual, non-heterosexual and transgender individuals in Northern Ireland)
http://www.rainbow-project.org/
Phone: (028) 9031 9030
LASI (Lesbian Advocacy Services Initiative) (Northern Ireland)
www.lasionline.org
Phone: (028) 90249452
Carafriend (LGBT Information, Support and Friendship) (Northern Ireland)
http://www.cara-friend.org.uk
Phone: (028) 90890202
England, Wales & Scotland
National Domestic Violence helpline
http://www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk/
Helpline: 0808 200 0247 (24 hours)
Women's Aid (UK)
http://www.womensaid.org.uk/
Phone: 0808 2000 247
Mens Advice Line
http://www.mensadviceline.org.uk
0808 801 0327
Dyn Project (Raising awareness and providing support for male victims of domestic abuse in Wales)
http://www.dynproject.co.uk/
Phone: 0808 801 0321
Domestic Abuse Project (Scotland)
http://www.domesticviolencescotland.org
Phone: 0141 634 4053
Broken Rainbow (The UK's only National LGBT Domestic Violence Helpline providing confidential support to all members of the LGBT communities, their family & friends, and agencies supporting them).
Helpline: 0300 999 5428 (LGBT = 5428 on telephone keypad)
http://www.broken-rainbow.org.uk/
Phone 0300 999 5428
International
The Wave Network (Network & European Information Center Against Violence )
http://www.wave-network.org/
Phone (Austria):+43-(0)1-5482720
The Hotline (USA)
www.hotline.org
Phone: 1.800.799.SAFE (7233)
1.800.787.3224 (TTY)
Women's Web (Provides information & contact details of support services across Canada)
http://www.womensweb.ca
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 or
1-800-787-3224 (TDD)
Alliance to End Violence (Resource center for family and sexual violence) (Canada)
http://www.endviolence.ca
Heart 2 Heart (Heart 2 Heart is a non-profit resource for abused men and women) (Canada)
http://www.heart-2-heart.ca/
Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria (Australia)
http://www.dvrcv.org.au/
National Helpline: 1800 200 526
Mens Line (Provides counselling, information and referral services for men with family and relationship concerns) (Australia)
http://www.menslineaus.org.au/
Phone: 1300 78 99 78
Shine (New Zealand)
http://www.2shine.org.nz/
Phone: 0508 744 633.
People Opposing Women Abuse (South Africa)
http://www.stopwomenabusehelpline.org.za/
Phone: 083 7651235
Elder Abuse
Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland & Wales
Age Action Ireland
http://www.ageaction.ie/
Phone:01 4756989
Seniors Helpline (Ireland)
http://www.seniorhelpline.ie/
Phone: 1850 440 444
National Centre for the Protection of Older People (Ireland)
http://www.ncpop.ie/
Phone: +353 (0)1 716 6467
Elder Abuse Response (Ireland & United Kingdom)
http://www.elderabuse.org.uk/
Phone UK: 0808 808 8141
Phone ROI: 1800 940 010
Age Northern Ireland
http://www.ageuk.org.uk/northern-ireland/
Phone: 0808 808 7575
Older People's Commissioner for Wales
http://www.olderpeoplewales.com
Phone: 08442 640670 (standard rate) or 02920 445030 (local no.)
Age Scotland
http://www.agescotland.org.uk
Phone: 0845 125 9732
International
European Reference Framework Online for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and Neglect
http://www.preventelderabuse.eu/european/default.aspx
National Center on Elder Abuse (USA)
http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/ncearoot/Main_Site/index.aspx
Phone: 302-831-3525
Clearinghouse on Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly (CANE) (The nation's largest computerized catalog of elder abuse literature) (USA)
http://www.cane.udel.edu/
Seniors Canada (Canada)
http://www.seniors.gc.ca/c.4nt.2nt3col@.jsp?cid=161
Phone: 1-800-O-Canada (1-800-622-6232)
TTY: 1-800-926-9105
ACT Office for Aging (Australia)
http://www.dhcs.act.gov.au/wac/ageing/elder_abuse_prevention__and__assistance
Phone:02 6205 3535
Age Concern (New Zealand)
http://www.ageconcern.org.nz/safety/elder-abuse/elder-abuse-and-neglect-prevention-service
Action on Elder Abuse (South Africa)
http://www.actiononelderabusesa.co.za/
Phone: 0800003081
Homicide
Ireland & Northern Ireland
Support After Homicide (SAH)http://www.supportafterhomicide.ie
Phone: (087) 9837322
Advic (Advocates for Victims of Homicide)
www.advic.ie
Phone: (086) 1272156
Federation for Victim Assistance
www.victimassistanceireland.com
Phone: (066) 7119830
National Crime Victims Helpline
www.crimevictimshelpline.ie
Free Phone: 116 006.
The number for texts is (085) 1337711
Victim Support Northern Ireland
http://www.victimsupportni.co.uk/
Phone: (028) 9024 4039
England, Wales & Scotland
Victim Support (Covers England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland)
www.victimsupport.org
Phone: 0845 612 1900
Support After Murder and Manslaughter (SAMM) :
http://www.samm.org.uk/
Phone: 0845 872 3440
Victim Support Scotland
www.victimsupportsco.org.uk
Phone: 0131 668 4486
PETAL (People Experiencing Trauma and Loss)
www.petalsupport.com
Phone: 01698 324502
Victims of Crime in Scotland
http://www.victimsofcrimeinscotland.org.uk/
International
Victim Support Europehttp://www.victimsupporteurope.eu/
Phone: +31 30 232 0776.
National Centre for Victims of Crime (USA)
www.ncvc.org
Phone: (202) 467-8700
Victims of Homicide Support Society (Canada)
http://www.victimsofhomicide.ca
Phone: (780) 472-8958
Homicide Victims Support Group (Australia)
http://www.hvsgnsw.org.au/
Phone: 02 8833 8400 or 1800 191 777
Red Raincoat NZ Trust (New Zealand)
www.redraincoat.org.nz
Phone: +64 6 835 7075
Legal Rights
Ireland
Legal Aid Board (The Board is responsible for the provision of legal aid and advice on matters of civil law to persons unable to fund such services from their own resources)
http://www.legalaidboard.ie
Phone: 066 947 1000 LoCall: 1890 615 200
FLAC: Promoting access to justice (Provides important information on the law and legal rights in Ireland as well as free legal services)
http://www.flac.ie/publications/legalinformation.html
Phone: +353 1 8745690
Citizens Information. (Provides public service information for Ireland)
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/justice/
Phone: +353 1 605 9000
Northern Ireland, England, Scotland & Wales
Citizens Advice Bureau: Advice Guide
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index.htm
For Wales call 0844 477 2020
For England call 08444 111 444
Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission
http://www.nilsc.org.uk/
Phone: +44 (0)28 9040 8888
Community Legal Advice (England)
http://www.communitylegaladvice.org.uk/en/directory/directorysearch.jsp
Free legal advice call: 0845 345 4 345
The Law Society of Scotland
http://www.lawscot.org.uk/
Phone: +44 (0) 131 226 7411
International
European Commission: Your Europe Advice (Help and advice on life, work and travel in the EU)
http://ec.europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/index_en.htm
Federal Citizens Information Centre (USA)
http://www.info.gov
Phone: 1-800-FED-INFO and/or 1-800-333-4636
Free Legal Advice (USA)
http://www.freeadvice.com/
Canada's Free Legal Information Resource
http://www.legalline.ca/
Free Legal Advice (Australia)
http://www.freelegal.com.au/
New Zealand's Self-Help Legal Site (New Zealand)
http://www.howtolaw.co.nz/
South Africa. Info (South Africa)
http://www.southafrica.info/services/rights/legalaid.htm
Mental Health
Ireland
Mental Health Ireland
http://www.mentalhealthireland.ie
Phone: (01) 284 1166
Samaritans (Ireland & United Kingdom)
www.samaritans.org.uk
Phone UK: 08457 90 90 90
Phone ROI: 1850 60 90 90
Aware Helpline (Supports those who are directly affected by depression)
www.aware.ie
loCall Helpline 1890 303 302
Email: wecanhelp@aware.ie
1 Life (Suicide helpline)
http://www.1life.ie/
Phone: 1800 247100
Text: 51444
Shine (Supporting those affected by mental ill health)
http://www.shineonline.ie
Phone: 1890 621 631
BodyWhys (The eating disorder association of ireland)
http://www.bodywhys.ie/
Phone: 1890 200 444
Recover (Information and support for people affected by schizophrenia)
http://www.recover.ie/
Phone: 1890621631
Pieta House (Preventing self-harm & suicide)
http://www.pieta.ie/Index.html
Phone: (01) 601 00 00
Northern Ireland
Niamh (Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health)
http://www.niamhwellbeing.org
Phone: 028 90328474
Aware – Defeat Depression
http://www.aware-ni.org/
Phone: 08451 20 29 61
Samaritans
www.samaritans.org.uk
Phone:028 2565 0000
Minding Your Head
http://www.mindingyourhead.info/
Phone: 0808 808 8000
Cause (Providing support to relatives and carers of people with serious mental illness)
http://www.cause.org.uk/
Phone: 0845 6030291
Zest (For people affected by self-harming behaviour or suicide)
http://www.zestni.org/
Phone: 028 71 266 999
England, Scotland & Wales
Samaritans
www.samaritans.org.uk
Phone UK: 08457 90 90 90
SupportLine
www.supportline.org.uk
Helpline: 01708 765200
PAPYRUS Prevention of young suicide
http://www.papyrus.org.uk/
Phone helpline: 0800 068 41 41
Depression Alliance
http://www.depressionalliance.org/
Phone: 0845 123 23 20
Students Against Depression (Information and discussion for UK students about depression)
http://www.studentdepression.org
Mental Health Foundation
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/
As the leading mental health research, policy and service improvement charity in the UK, the Mental Health Foundation is committed to reducing the suffering caused by mental ill health and to help everyone lead mentally healthier lives. The organisation helps people to survive, recover from and prevent mental health problems.
The Mental Health Foundation does this by carrying out research, developing practical solutions for better mental health services, campaigning to reduce stigma and discrimination and promoting better mental health for us all.
Mind: For Better Mental Health
http://www.mind.org.uk/
Phone: 08457660163
Rethink (For those affected by severe mental illness)
http://www.rethink.org/
0845 456 0455
International
Befrienders Worldwide (Provides support and contact details of international helplines)
http://www.befrienders.org/
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (USA)
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Phone: 1800 273 TALK (8255)
National Instiute of Mental Health (USA)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml
Phone: 1-866-615-6464 (toll-free)
Distress Centre Ontario (Canada)
http://www.dcontario.org/
Phone: 416-486-2242
Suicide Hotlines (Canada)
http://www.suicidehotlines.com/canada.html
Mental Health Association (Australia)
http://www.mentalhealth.org.au/
Phone: 1300 729 686
Life Line (Australia)
http://www.lifeline.org.au/
Phone: 13 11 14
Mental Health (New Zealand)
http://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/page/5-Home
Samaritans (New Zealand)
http://www.samaritans.org.nz/
Phone: 0800 726 666
Mental Health Information Centre (South Africa)
http://www.mentalhealthsa.co.za
Phone: +27 21 938-9229/9029
Life Line (South Africa)
http://www.lifeline.org.za/
Phone: (+27 11) 715-2000
Parental Abuse & Support
Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland & Wales
Parentline (Ireland)www.parentline.ie
Phone: 1890 927 277
One Family: Voice, Support, Actopm by one parent families (Ireland)
http://onefamily.ie
Phone: 1890 66 22 12
Parents Advice Centre (Northern Ireland)
http://www.parentsadvicecentre.org/
Phone: 0808 8010 722
Family Lives (UK)
www.parentlineplus.org.uk
Phone:0808 800 2222
Parents Helpline (UK)
http://www.parentshelpline.org.uk/
Phone: 0808 8010 722
Parenting Across Scotland
http://www.parentingacrossscotland.org/
Parent HelpLine: 0800 028 2233
Lone Parent Helpline: 0808 801 03 23
Advice Service Capability Scotland: 0131 313 5510
StepFamily Scotland: 0845 122 8655
Lone Parent Helpine (UK)
http://www.loneparenthelpline.info/
Phone: 0808 802 0925
Gingerbread: Single Parents, equal families (UK)
http://www.gingerbread.org.uk/
Phone: 0808 802 0925
International
National Parent Helpline (USA)
http://www.nationalparenthelpline.org/
Phone: 1855 4A PARENT (1855 427 2736)
Canadian Parents: Canada's Parenting Community
http://www.canadianparents.com/
Parent Line (Australia)
http://www.parentline.com.au/
Phone: 1300 30 1300
Parent Help: For Parent and Family Support (New Zealand)
http://www.parenthelp.org.nz/
Phone: 0800 568 856
Families South Africa
http://www.famsa.org.za/
Ireland
An Garda Síochána (Irish Police Force)www.garda.ie
Emergency number: 999 or 112
Confidential line:1 800 666 111
Contact details of stations in your area:
http://www.garda.ie/Stations/Default.aspx
The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (Responsible for receiving and dealing with all complaints concerning the conduct of members of the Garda Síochána)
http://www.gardaombudsman.ie/
Phone: 1890 600 800
Northern Ireland
Police Service of Northern Irelandhttp://www.psni.police.uk/
Emergency number: 999 or 112
Non-emergency number: 0845 600 8000
Police Ombudsman Northern Ireland
http://www.policeombudsman.org/
Phone: 028 9082 8600 or 0845 601 2931
England, Wales & Scotland
Police.UK (Contact details of police services throughout England, Wales & Scotland)http://www.police.uk/
Emergency number: 999
Independent Police Complaints Commission (UK)
Phone: 08453 002 002
www.ipcc.gov.uk
Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland
Phone: 0808 178 5577
www.pcc-scotland.org
International
USA Cops: Nation's Law Enforcement Site. (Provides contact details of police services across the United States)http://www.usacops.com/
Emergency number: 911
Canadian Police Services (Provides contact details of police services across Canada)
http://www.canadianpoliceservices.com/
Emergency number: 911
Australian Government (Provides contact details and links to police services across Australia)
http://australia.gov.au/topics/law-and-justice/police-services/state-police-services
Emergency number: 000
New Zealand Police
http://www.police.govt.nz/
Emergency number: 111
South African Police Services
http://www.saps.gov.za/
Emergency number: 112 or 10111
Sexual Violence & Abuse
Ireland
Rape Crisis Network Ireland (Includes a map of support centres nationwide)
http://www.rcni.ie/
Phone: 1800 77 88 88
The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (Preventing and healing the trauma of rape and sexual abuse)
www.drcc.ie
24 hour helpline: 1800 77 88 88
One in Four (One in Four professionally supports men and women who have experienced sexual violence)
http://www.oneinfour.ie/
Phone: 01 6624070
CARI (Provides a proffesional therapy and counselling service to children, families and groups who have been affected by child sexual abuse)
www.cari.ie
Phone: 1890 924 567
COSC (The National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence) - Provides contact details of support services in different counties throughout Ireland)
www.cosc.ie
Phone: 01 4768680
Northern Ireland
Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Centre Northern Ireland
http://www.rapecrisisni.com
Phone: 028 9032 9002
Nexus Institute (Responds to the needs of adults who have experienced sexual abuse, violence or rape)(Northern Ireland)
http://www.nexusinstitute.org/
Phone: Belfast 028 9032 6803, L’Derry 028 7126 0566, P’down 028 3835 0588
England, Scotland & Wales
Rape Crisis (England & Wales)
http://www.rapecrisis.org.uk/
National Helpline: 0808 802 9999
Rape Crisis Scotland
http://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/
Helpline: 08088 010302
Rape and Abuse Line (UK)
http://www.rapeandabuseline.co.uk/
For a male support worker call: 0808 800 0122
For a female support worker call: 0808 800 0123
Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Centre (Helpline support and information for survivors of rape or childhood sexual abuse throughout the UK)
www.rasasc.org.uk
Phone: 0808 802 9999
International
Rape Crisis Network Europe (Provides contact details of rape crisis centres Across Europe)
http://www.rcne.com/
Phone: (Ireland) +353 91 563 676
RAINN: Rape, Abuse, Neglect & Incest National Network (Provides information and support to victims and loved ones as well as an "Online SupportLine") (USA)
http://www.rainn.org/
Phone Hotline: 1800 656 HOPE
Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton (Canada)
http://www.sace.ab.ca/
Crisis Line: (780) 4234121
NSW Rape Crisis Centre (Australia)
http://www.nswrapecrisis.com.au/index.htm
Phone: 1800 424 017
Rape Prevention Education (Provides support and information to survivors of sexual abuse)(New Zealand)
http://www.rapecrisis.org.nz/
Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust (South Africa)
http://www.rapecrisis.org.za/
Observatory Counselling line 021 447 9762
Athlone Counselling line 021 633 9229
Khayelitsha Counselling line 021 361 9085
Stalking
Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales & International
National Stalking Helpine (UK) (The National Stalking Helpline now operates a forum to facilitate peer support for victims or survivors of stalking. The forum can be accessed via their website)
http://www.stalkinghelpline.org/
Phone: 0808 802 0300
Email: advice@stalkinghelpline.org
Protection Against Stalking (UK)
http://www.protectionagainststalking.org/
Royal Mail Bullying and Harassment Helpline (Provides information about bullying and harassment in the workplace) (UK)
http://www.rmgbh.co.uk/index.html
Phone: 0800 587 4777
The National Centre for Victims of Crime (USA)
http://www.ncvc.org/src/Main.aspx
Phone: (202) 467-8700
Working to Halt OnLine Abuse (Voluntary organisation that provides education and information on online stalking or harassment)
http://www.haltabuse.org/
Substance Abuse
Ireland
Drugs.ie
http://www.drugs.ie/
Phone: HSE drugs helpline 1800 459 459
Alcholics Anonymous
www.alcoholicsanonymous.ie
Phone: 01 8420700
The Ana Liffey Drug Project
http://www.aldp.ie/
Phone: 01 878 6899
Northern Ireland
Addiction Northern Ireland
http://www.nicas.info/
Phone: 02890 66443
The Eastern Drugs and Alcohol Co-ordination Team (EDACT)
http://www.edact.org/
Phone:028 9027 9398
England, Wales & Scotland
Drugs Line
www.drugsline.org
Phone:0808 1 606 606
Addaction (Addaction has services across England, Wales & Scotland)
www.addaction.org.uk
Phone: 020 7251 5860
Adfam (National charity working with families affected by drugs & alcohol)
http://www.adfam.org.uk/
Phone: 020 7553 7640
Alcohol Information Scotland
http://www.alcoholinformation.isdscotland.org
International
Recovery Connection (USA)
http://www.recoveryconnection.org/
Phone: 1800 993 3869
Canadian Drug Rehab Centres (Directory containing details of residential treatment programs and outpatient rehabilitation programs)
http://www.canadiandrugrehabcentres.com/
Phone: 1877 718 2041
Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia
http://www.dassa.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm
Phone: 1300 131340
Alcohol and Drug Association New Zealand
http://www.adanz.org.nz
Phone: 0800 787 797
Alcholics Anonymous (South Africa)
http://www.aasouthafrica.org.za/
Johannesburg: (011) 436 0116
Cape Town: (021) 592 5047
Durban: (031) 301 4959
Victim Support
Ireland
Federation for Victim Assistance
www.victimassistanceireland.com
Phone: (066) 7119830
National Crime Victims Helpline
www.crimevictimshelpline.ie
Free Phone: 116 006.
The number for texts is (085) 1337711
Support After Crime Services (Covering: Cork - Limerick - South Tipperary - Waterford - Clare)
www.supportaftercrimeservices.ie
Phone: 021 432 0555
The Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime
http://www.csvc.ie/
Phone: 01 602 8661
Counselling directory
http://www.counsellingdirectory.ie/
Northern Ireland, England, Scotland & Wales
Victim Support NI (Northern Ireland)
http://www.victimsupportni.co.uk/
Phone: (028) 9024 4039
Counselling directory (provides contact details of counsellors throughout Northern Ireland, England, Wales & Scotland)
http://www.counselling-directory.org.
Phone (Surrey, UK): 0844 8030 240
Victim Support (Covers England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland)
www.victimsupport.org
Phone: 0845 612 1900
Victim Support Scotland (Victim Support Scotland is a national charity which provides free and confidential support to victims and witnesses of crime, irrespective of whether the crime has been reported to the police. Individuals can self-refer via our website)
www.victimsupportsco.org.uk
Phone: 0131 668 4486
International
Victim Support Europe
http://www.victimsupporteurope.eu/
Phone: +31 30 232 0776.
National Centre for Victims of Crime (USA)
www.ncvc.org
Phone: (202) 467-8700
Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime (Provides links and information for victims of crime across Canada)
http://www.crcvc.ca/en/links/
Victims of Crime (Australia)
http://www.justice.vic.gov.au/victimsofcrime
Phone: 1800 819 817
Victim Support New Zealand
http://www.victimsupport.org.nz
Phone: 0800 842 846
NICRO The National Institute for Crime Prevention and the Reintegration of Offender (South Africa)
http://www.nicro.org.za/programmes/programmes_victims.asp
Phone: + 27 (0)21 462 0017
Missing Persons
Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland & Wales
An Garda Siochana (Irish Police Force)- Missing Persons Bureauhttp://www.garda.ie/Controller.aspx?Page=85&Lang=1
Phone: 01 666 2615
Missing Persons Helpline
http://www.missingpersons.ie/
Phone: 1890 442 552
Missing Irish People
http://missing.ie/
Missing Kids Ireland
http://ie.missingkids.com
Police Service of Northern Ireland
http://www.psni.police.uk/index/updates/updates_missing_persons-2.htm
Phone: 0845 600 8000
Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111
The Metropolitan Police (UK)
http://www.met.police.uk/missingpersons/
Missing People (UK)
https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/
Phone: 020 8392 4590
Missing Kids UK
http://uk.missingkids.com/
Child Rescue Alert (UK)
http://www.npia.police.uk/cra/
Child Exploitation and Online Protection Agency (CEOP)
http://ceop.police.uk/
PACT (Parents and Abducted Children Together)
http://www.pact-online.org/
Phone: +44 (0)7506 448116
Missing Wales
http://www.missingwales.co.uk/index.html
Phone: 08000 12 12 17
Missing Abroad
http://www.missingabroad.org/
Phone - 0207 047 5060
IN AN EMERGENCY PLEASE CALL 0207 047 5060
International
International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children
http://www.icmec.org
Missing Children Europe
http://www.missingchildreneurope.eu/
Phone (Belgium): +32 2 475 44 13
European Hotline for Missing children
http://www.hotline116000.eu/
Phone: 116 000
National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (US)
http://www.missingkids.com
24-hour Hotline: 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap
Let's Bring Them Home (Organization focusing on missing adults) (US)
http://www.lbth.org/ncma/index.php
Australian Federal Police
http://www.missingpersons.gov.au/missing-persons/overview.aspx
New Zealand Police
http://www.police.govt.nz/service/missing/
Missing Persons New Zealand
http://www.missing.org.nz/
South African Police Service
http://www.saps.gov.za/missing_persons/report_missing_person.htm
Missing Persons South Africa
http://missing-in-sa.livejournal.com/
Missing Children South Africa
http://missingchildren.org.za/
Emergency: 072 MISSING (072 647 7464)