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

Childline: Call 0800 1111

https://www.childline.org.uk

NSPCC 24/7 helpline: 0808 800 5000

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/services-and-resources/nspcc-helpline/

Samaritans telephone number:  116 123

https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help-you/contact-us

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:

• Mind - http://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/suicidal-feelings/

• NHS -  https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/suicide/  nhs.uk/_OurServices-CrisisResolutionHomeTreatmentforAdultMentalHealthService.aspx  

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/

If you are experiencing domestic abuse:

• National Domestic Violence Helpline - www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk

• Womens Aid Leicestershire - www.wa-leicester.org.uk

• UAVA - http://www.uava.org.uk/ourservices/

• Support available from the Leicester County Council - https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/adult-social-care-and-health

• One Roof Leicester (Domestic Violence support) - https://www.oneroof.org.uk/domestic-violence

• Refuge Charity – (Domestic Violence support) - www.refuge.org.uk/get-help-now/phone-the-helpline

• NHS (Domestic violence and abuse support) -  https://www.nhs.uk/…/healthy-body/getting-help-for-domestic-violence 

• Help Guide Help for Men Who Are Being Abused: Domestic Violence - 

• https://www.helpguide.org/…/help-for-men-who-are-being-abused.htm

• ManKind Initiative – www.mankind.org.uk

If you are affected by stalking & harassment:

National Stalking Helpline Telephone: 0808 802 0300 Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 4pm (except Wednesday 1pm to 4pm)

www.stalkinghelpline.org

https://www.gov.uk/report-stalker

For older people:

The Silver Line Helpline (The Silver Line) provides three functions to support older people:

• a signposting service to link with other services around the country

• A befriending service to combat loneliness

• A means of empowering those who may be suffering abuse or neglect

 Support for people who are experiencing homelessness:

• One Roof Leicester - https://www.oneroof.org.uk 

• Action Homeless - http://actionhomeless.org.uk/eshleicester/ 

• Emergency – One Roof Leicester - https://www.oneroof.org.uk/service-directory/accommodation/emergency