Safeguarding
Help and Guidance from outside the church
Helplines
NSPCC for adults concerned about a child – 0800 808 5000
Childline for children and young people – 0800 1111
Hourglass (Action on Elder Abuse) helpline – 0808 808 8141
24-hour National Domestic Violence helpline – 0808 2000 247
NAPAC offers support and advice to adult survivors of childhood abuse – 0808 801 0331
Stop It Now helps prevent child sexual abuse – 0808 1000 900
Cruse bereavement helpline – 0808 808 1677
Family Lives provides support and advice on family issues – 0808 800 222
MACSAS for people who have been abused by church officers – 0808 801 0340
Samaritans for people struggling to cope and needing someone to talk to – 116 123
Sources of support for victims and families of abuse
The Survivors Trust – https://thesurvivorstrust.org/
Safeline – https://safeline.org.uk/
SupportLine – https://www.supportline.org.uk/
Victim Support – https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/
Websites
NSPCC - https://www.nspcc.org.uk/
women's aid - https://www.womensaid.org.uk/
Restored - https://www.restored-uk.org/
Stop it now - https://www.stopitnow.org.uk/
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) - https://www.scie.org.uk/
Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Safety Centre - https://www.ceop.police.uk/Safety-Centre/
Hourglass - https://wearehourglass.org/
ageuk - https://www.ageuk.org.uk/
BARNARDO'S - https://www.barnardos.org.uk/
lwa (living without abuse) - https://lwa.org.uk/understanding-abuse/abusive-relationships/spiritual-abuse/
modern slavery & exploitation helpline - https://www.modernslaveryhelpline.org/
CARERS TRUST - https://carers.org/
