Support and Helpful Organisations

Contact numbers for Children & Adult services in Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland:

Leicester City Children and Adults Services (incl. out of hours for Children’s Services) – 0116 454 1004
Leicester City and Leicestershire Adult Services out of hours – 0116 255 1606
Leicestershire Children’s Service (incl. out of hours) – 0116 305 0005
Leicestershire Adult Services (daytime) – 0116 305 0004
Rutland Children’s Services (daytime) – 01572 758 407
Rutland Adult Services (daytime) – 01572 758 341
Rutland Children’s Services (out of hours) – 0116 305 0005
Rutland Adult Services (out of hours) – 0116 255 1606

If you are an adult and have experienced abuse:

If you are an adult who has been affected by past abuse, you can discuss this with the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisers: Rachael Spiers 0116 2615341 and Peter Holloway 0116 2615241.

Safe Spaces:

A new service providing vital support for survivors of church-related abuse has been launched, click here to find out more.

Local support can be accessed from:

Juniper Lodge, which offers a comprehensive service to anyone over 18 years who has experienced rape or sexual assault recently or in the past - http://www.juniperlodge.org.uk/reporting-options/i-dont-know-if-i-want-to-report-to-the-police
Quetzal, a Leicester based service for any women over 16 years who have experienced childhood abuse. It provides long-term counselling, crisis counselling and a telephone helpline - 0333 101 4280 http://quetzal.org.uk
First Step Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland is an organisation run for male survivors and their supporters of sexual abuse and rape - 0116 254 8535 https://firststepleicester.org.uk/
Family Action Post Abuse Service is an organisation supporting children and young people in Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland who have experienced sexual abuse - 0116 216 8334

If you have experienced spiritual abuse:

If you want support for someone who has experienced spiritual abuse, you can contact thirtyone:eight on their help line - 0303 003 11 11 or website https://thirtyoneeight.org/ or https://www.replenished.life/
National “Conversion Therapy” Helpline: 0800 1303335 (open Mon – Fri from 10.00am – 4.00pm)

If you are currently experiencing abuse aimed at changing, ‘curing’ or suppressing your LGBT+ identity, or think this will happen to you if you come out, Galop’s Conversion Therapy Helpline is available for you.

So-called “conversion therapy” can have a long-term impact on LGBT+ people. If this has happened to you in the past and you are still struggling with it, you can reach out to Galop’s support services. The helpline can provide a safe, confidential listening and information service to any LGBT+ person aged 13+.

Switchboard LGBT: 0300 330 0630
LGBT Foundation Helpline: 0345 3 30 30 30

For those who are having suicidal thoughts or have been affected by suicide:

Help for those experiencing mental health crisis can be accessed via GP and Accident & Emergency departments.

If you are concerned about someone being at immediate risk, the Police can also be asked to do a “safe and well” check you are concerned about someone’s immediate safety and are not able to support them to access help.

For advice about how to cope with suicidal feelings:

Advice about supporting someone who feels suicidal:

Mind - https://www.mind.org.uk/search-results?q=suicide
CALM campaigns to prevent male suicide - Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)
Samaritans - https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help-you

Advice about preventing young suicide:

Papyrus - https://www.papyrus-uk.org/

If you are worried about your online behaviour, or someone else’s:

Stop it Now! is an organisation that runs a helpline that is available for anyone with concerns about child sexual abuse. Confidential helpline 0808 1000 900

https://www.stopitnow.org.uk/