Contact details of organisations which can provide support

Action on Elder Abuse  UK Helpline - 0808 808 8141

Age UK Advice Line telephone 0800 678 1602 

Age UK Darlington telephone 0300 30 20 100 

Care Quality Commission telephone - 03000 616161 

Citizens Advice Bureau (Darlington) telephone - 0300 0330 1195

Domestic Abuse Contacts:

Darlington Domestic and Sexual Abuse Directory telephone - 01325 364 486

Family Help Darlington-telephone 01325 364 486

Harbour Support Services- telephone - 03000 202 525

Domestic Violence and your Workplace (leaflet) guidance for employers.

Male Victims of Domestic Abuse - telephone 01823 334244

National Domestic Abuse Helpline- provides information about how to survive or leave situations of domestic violence and can put you in contact with a national network of safe houses for women experiencing domestic violence.
24 hour Helpline - 0808 2000 247

Panah Black Women's Refuge (Tyneside) -telephone 0191 284 6998

HALO Project - Honour Based Violence and Forced Marriage and FGM - telephone 01642 683 045

MENCAP

A charity working with people with a learning disability and their families and carers.
Telephone - 0808 808 1111

MIND

The Mental Health Charity

Telephone - 0300 123 3393 (national) or 01325 384 247 (local)

National Association of People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC)

A national charity dedicated to helping adult survivors of childhood abuse.
Telephone - 0808 801 0331

RSACC Durham and Darlington

Rape and Sexual Assault Counselling - free confidential counselling and support for women who have experienced any form of sexual violence.  

Telephone - 01325 369 933

The Meadows -Sexual Assault Referral Centre 

The Meadows Sexual Assault Referral Centre aims to provide a sensitive and comprehensive service to residents of County Durham and Darlington who have experienced rape or sexual assault. This free service is available to both women and men.  

Telephone- 0191 372 9202

24 hr crisis support service and referrals 03333 448 283

Samaritans

You can get in touch about anything that’s troubling you, no matter how large or small the issue feels.

Telephone - 116 123 (calls are free)

Survivors UK

Provides information, support and counselling for men who have been sexually abused.

Telephone 020 359 83898
help@survivorsuk.org

True Vision

To report Hate Crime on-line 

Victim Care and Advice Service

A service for victims of crime. Telephone - 0303 040 1099