If a child or vulnerable adult is at risk of immediate harm phone 999 now!
| Local | |
| Lighthouse (formerly Women’s Aid) Ipswich Helpline (domestic abuse support and counselling services) | 01473 228270 07516 124536 |
| P.H.O.E.B.E. (Promotion of Health, Opportunity, Equality, Benevolence and Empowerment) For black and ethnic minority women and children | 01473 231566 admin@phoebecentre.org.uk |
| National | |
| Childline | 0800 1111 |
| Men’s Advice line (for male victims of domestic violence) | 0808 801 0327 |
| National Domestic Violence Helpline | 0808 2000 247 |
| NSPCC Helpline (If you have concerns about a child) | 0808 800 5000 |
| Respect (Help for perpetrators – male or female) | 0808 802 4040 |
| Restored (Help for churches) | 02039 063922 www.restoredrelationships.org |
| Samaritans (confidential help and support) | 08457 90 90 90 jo@samaritans.org National text: 07725 90 90 90 |
| Victim Support (for people affected by crime) | 0845 456 5995 www.victimsupport.org.uk |
| Women’s Aid & Refuge Crisis National Helpline | 0808 2000 247 |
For further information or help with sexual abuse please contact the following agencies:
| Local | |
| The Ferns (Help & support for all victims of sexual assault) | 0300 123 5058 www.theferns-suffolk.org.uk |
| Fresh Start New Beginnings (The Treatment Service for Child Sexual Abuse) | 01473 353355 www.fsnb.org.uk |
| Make a Change Team (working with children and young people who are at risk of abuse through sexual exploitation) | 01473 263690 makeachange@suffolk.gov.uk |
| NHS Sexual Health Services | 0300 123 3650 www.suffolksexualhealth.com |
| Sue Lambert Trust (support and counselling for survivors of sexual offences) | 01603 622406 www.suelamberttrust.org |
| Suffolk Rape Crisis (counselling for female survivors of sexual abuse) | 0800 0850 520 www.suffolkrapecrisis.org.uk |
| Survivors in Transition (Support for adults who have experienced sexual abuse, exploitation or violence in their childhood) | 07765 052282 www.survivorsintransition.co.uk |
| Anglia Care Trust | Domestic abuse hotline: 0800 977 5690 |
| Ipswich Borough Council | Hotline: 0800 977 5690 |
| National | |
| NAPAC (The National Association for People Abused in Childhood) | 0800 085 3330 (Freephone) www.napac.org.uk |
| Rape Crisis (for female survivors of sexual offences) | 0808 802 9999 |
| Survivors UK (for male rape and sexual abuse victims) | www.survivorsuk.org |
