Information and Support
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If you’ve been affected by issues raised in BBC THREE's Breaking the Mould season, there are organisations which offer advice and support.
Emotional Distress and Suicide
If you or someone you know are feeling emotionally distressed, see the page of organisations that offer advice and support.
Equal Rights
Equality Advisory and Support Service provides information and advice about discrimination and human rights issues.
Phone: 0808 800 0082
Textphone: 0808 800 0084
Mon-Fri 9am-8pm, Sat 10am-2pm
Hate Crime
True Vision is a police web facility that exists to provide information about hate crime or incidents and how to report them, including a facility for online reporting.
Stop Hate UK provides independent and confidential support to people affected by hate crime, including confidential hate crime reporting services in various areas of the UK.
Phone: 0800 138 1625
Grooming and Online Safety
The NSPCC provides help, advice and support to adults worried about a child.
Helpline: 0808 800 5000
Mosac provide a safe place for non-abusing parents and carers following the trauma of discovering that their child or children have been abused.
Phone: 0800 980 1958
NWG Network offers a directory of local and regional services for professionals working with those under eighteen who are affected by sexual exploitation.
Pace (Parents against child sexual exploitation) works alongside parents and carers of children who are – or are at risk of being – sexually exploited.
Phone: 0113 240 5226
The Internet Watch Foundation provides reporting facilities for criminal online content, including child sexual abuse images and criminally obscene adult content.
Visit the Internet Watch Foundation site
CEOP Command is a national police agency tackling child sexual exploitation and abuse. If you are worried about someone’s sexual behaviour towards a child online, you can report this via the ClickCEOP button available on many websites or at the CEOP Command website.
The Modern Slavery Helpline offers information and support on all types of modern slavery, including child trafficking, forced labour, sexual exploitation, criminal exploitation and domestic servitude.
Helpline: 0800 0121 700
Visit the Modern Slavery Helpline website
eCRIME is a website containing useful common-sense advice and practical information on cyber bullying, trolling, mobbing and all forms of online crime for adults and children alike.
The Cybersmile Foundation offers support, advice and guidance to people of all ages who have been affected by cyberbullying and online hate campaigns.
Sexual Orientation
Imaan supports LGBT Muslim people, their families and friends, to address issues of sexual orientation within Islam.
The Albert Kennedy Trust offer free, confidential advice and services, without fear of discrimination to vulnerable LGBT people, 16 - 25. It also has experience with forced marriage.
Phone: 020 7831 6562 (Mon-Fri 10am-5pm)
Visit the Albert Kennedy Trust website
LGBT Foundation offers a range of services, support and information to lesbian, gay and bisexual communities.
Phone: 0845 3 30 30 30 (Daily 10am-10pm)
Visit the LGBT Foundation website
LGBT Youth Scotland provides a range of services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people aged 12 – 25 including homophobic bullying, 1-2-1 and online support and youth groups.
Phone: 0131 555 3940 (Edinburgh); 0141 552 7425 (Glasgow); 01387 255058 (Dumfries & Galloway)
Visit the LGBT Youth Scotland website
Gay and Lesbian Youth Northern Ireland offers social support across Northern Ireland to young LGBT individuals aged 14-25.
Phone: 0808 8000 390 (Tue, Wed & Thu 6 - 9pm)
Visit the Gay and Lesbian Youth Northern Ireland website
LGBT Unity Project is a support group for anyone who relates to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
Phone: 01792 346299 (Monday to Friday 6pm to 9pm)
Visit the Unity Project website
The Gender Trust helps adults throughout the United Kingdom who are transsexual, gender dysphoric, transgender, or those whose lives are affected by gender identity issues.
Visit the Gender Trust website
Mermaids is a support group for gender variant children and teenagers, and their families. Its members are parents and young people who have dealt with, or are dealing with gender identity issues.
Domestic Violence
The ManKind Initiative is a national charity that provides confidential help and support for male victims of domestic abuse and domestic violence.
Helpline: 01823 334244 (weekdays 10am-4pm & 7pm-9pm)
Visit the ManKind Initiative site
Men's Advice Line offers confidential advice for men experiencing domestic violence from a partner or ex-partner.
Phone: 0808 801 0327 (weekdays 9am-5pm)
Visit the Men's Advice Line website
Abused Men in Scotland supports men who are experiencing, or who have experienced, domestic abuse.
Phone: 0808 800 0024 (Monday to Friday 10am-4pm, Tuesday and Thursday 6pm-9pm)
Visit the Abused Men in Scotland website
MAPNI provides counselling services for men experiencing domestic abuse in Northern Ireland, plus offers a range of services to men and women to help deal with their anger.
Phone: 028 9024 1929 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
The 24 hour National Domestic Violence Helpline is for women experiencing domestic violence, their family, friends, colleagues and others calling on their behalf.
Phone: 0808 2000 247
Visit the National Domestic Violence Helpline website
Women's Aid is a domestic violence charity that provides practical support and information for women experiencing domestic violence via the Survivor's Handbook and local domestic violence services.
Refuge provides safe, emergency accommodation and emotional and practical support to women and children experiencing domestic violence.
Broken Rainbow UK runs a national lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) domestic violence helpline and online chat.
Tel: 0300 999 5428 (Monday-Thursday 10am–5pm, Monday and Thursday until 8pm)
Sexual Abuse and Rape
A number of organisations offer advice and support regarding sexual abuse and rape. Visit the information and support page.
Violent Crime
Victim Support provides emotional and practical help to victims or witnesses of any crime, whether or not it has been reported to the police.
Phone: 0808 16 89 111 (Mon-Fri 9am-9pm; Sat-Sun 9am-7pm)
Visit the Victim Support website
Victim Support Scotland
Phone: 0845 603 9213
Visit the Victim Support Scotland website
Victim Support NI
Phone: 028 9024 3133
Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Drinkline is a confidential helpline for those worried about their own or someone else's drinking. They can put you in touch with your local alcohol advice centre for help and support.
Phone: 0300 123 1110
Addaction has services throughout England and Scotland, that help adults, young people and their families recover from addiction and substance misuse problems.
AddictionNI provides support and treatment to people affected by alcohol or drug addiction in Northern Ireland.
Phone: 0289 066 4434
FRANK provides a confidential service to anyone wanting information, advice or support about any aspect of drugs.
Phone: 0300 123 6600
Minicom: 0300 123 1099
Visit the Online chat facility at the FRANK website (2-6pm weekdays)
Know the Score provides confidential drugs information and advice across Scotland.
Phone: 0800 587 5879 (8am-11pm daily)
