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Information and Support

If you or someone you know have been affected by the issues raised in the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Three Crime and Punishment season, the following organisations can help.

SUPPORT FOR PRISONERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

Nacro (England & Wales)

Nacro provides a range of services to people who are or have been prison, and their families including skills, debt advice and to help resettle ex-offenders.

Phone: 0300 123 1889

SACRO (Scotland)

SACRO offer a range of services including community mediation, families and prisoner contact and supervised accommodation for the homeless offender.

Phone: 0131 624 7270

NIACRO (Northern Ireland)

NIACRO provides services for children and young people, adults in the community, and people in prison and their families. For information and advice, contact NIACRO.

Phone: 028 9032 0157 (weekdays 9am–5pm)

Pact

Pact provide practical and emotional support to prisoners' children and families, and to prisoners themselves.

Phone: 0808 808 3444

The Prisoners’ Advice Service

Pact provide practical and emotional support to prisoners' children and families, and to prisoners themselves.

Phone: 020 7253 3323 (Mon, Wed and Fri.10:00-12:30 and 14:00-16:30)

Families Outside

Families Outside provides support and information to mitigate the effects of imprisonment on children and families in Scotland.

Phone: 0800 254 0088

Prisoners’ Families and Friends Service

Prisoners’ Families and Friends Service provides support, advice and information to the families and friends of prisoners.

Phone: 0808 808 3444

POPS

POPS (Partners of Prisoners and Families Support Group) aims to provide a variety of services to support anyone who has a link with someone in prison, prisoners and other agencies. POPS provides assistance to these groups for the purpose of enabling families to cope with the stress of arrest, imprisonment and release.

You can contact POPS by phoning 0161 702 1000 or emailing us on mail@partnersofprisoners.co.uk. Alternatively for more information .

Ormiston

Ormiston Children & Families Trust supports children and young people in the east of England, cope with the imprisonment of a parent.

ADDICTION

WithYou

WithYou provides free and confidential support to adults and young people experiencing challenges with drugs, alcohol, or their mental health. An online webchat service is available seven days a week

Drinkline

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

FRANK

FRANK provides a confidential service to anyone wanting information, advice or support about any aspect of drugs.

Phone: 0300 123 6600

Webchat available

Know the Score

Know the Score provides confidential drugs information and advice across Scotland.

Phone: 0800 587 5879

Webchat available

AddictionNI

AddictionNI provides support and treatment to people affected by alcohol or drug addiction in Northern Ireland.

Phone: 0289 066 4434

The Wales Drug And Alcohol Helpline

The Wales Drug And Alcohol Helpline is a bilingual helpline providing information or help to individuals, their families, carers, and support workers.

Phone: 0808 808 2234 (24/7)

ASCERT

ASCERT provides support services to young people, adults and families in Northern Ireland who are affected by drugs or alcohol.

Phone 0800 2545 123

Phoenix Futures

Phoenix Futures provides support for people with substance misuse problems in community, prison and residential services across Scotland and England.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Women's Aid

Women's Aid provides practical support and information for women experiencing domestic violence via the Survivor's Handbook and local domestic violence services.

The Hideout

The Hideout is a website created by Women’s Aid to help children and young people to understand domestic abuse and how to take positive action if it's happening to them.

The 24 Hour Domestic & Sexual Abuse Helpline (Northern Ireland)

The 24 Hour Domestic & Sexual Abuse Helpline (Northern Ireland) offers referral to a range of services to all women, men and children affected by domestic & sexual violence.

Phone: 0808 802 1414

The ManKind Initiative

The ManKind Initiative provides confidential help and support for male victims of domestic abuse and domestic violence.

Phone: 0808 800 1170

Live Fear Free Helpline

Live Fear Free Helpline is a confidential, sign posting and information service for anyone experiencing domestic abuse and/or sexual violence in Wales.

Phone: 0808 80 10 800 (24/7)

Scottish Women's Aid

HOMELESSNESS, FINANCE, LEGAL AID

Shelter

Shelter helps people struggling with bad housing or homelessness, via their website, helpline and face to face services.

Phone: 0808 800 4444

Shelter Cymru

Shelter Cymru provides free specialist legal advice and advocacy to anyone with housing difficulties in Wales.

Phone: 08000 495 495

Shelter Scotland

Shelter helps people struggling with bad housing or homelessness, via their website, helpline and face to face services.

Phone: 0808 800 4444

Housing Rights Service

Housing Rights Service provides advocacy and legal representation and debt advice to families in Northern Ireland threatened with repossession.

StepChange Debt Charity

StepChange Debt Charity helps people in financial difficulty by providing free, confidential, independent and realistic debt advice.

Helpline: 0800 138 1111

National Debtline

National Debtline offers free, impartial, debt advice.

Phone: 0808 808 4000

My Money Steps

My Money Steps is a free, interactive online debt advice service, which provides a personalised action plan for dealing with your debts.

Civil Legal Advice

Civil Legal Advice provides specialist independent legal advice in debt, education, discrimination, housing, and family law to people in England & Wales who live on a low income or benefits.

If a client is financially eligible, it never charges for use of its services. All of the help and advice is funded by the government through legal aid.

Advice is available via the helpline on 0845 345 4 345 and an Online Advice service at the .

Those who cannot be offered advice will be directed to alternative sources of advice and information, including local legal aid providers.

HOMICIDE

Victim Support

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 (24/7)

Victim Support Scotland

Victim Support Scotland offers emotional and practical support to all victims and witnesses of crime across Scotland.

Phone: 0800 160 1985

Victim Support NI

Victim Support NI offers emotional and practical support to all victims and witnesses of crime across Northern Ireland.

Phone: 028 9024 3133

Support after Murder and Manslaughter

Support after Murder and Manslaughter offers understanding and support to families and friends who have been bereaved as a result of murder or manslaughter, through the mutual support of others who have suffered a similar tragedy.

Phone: 0121 472 2912

MENTAL HEALTH

Mind

Mind provides advice and support on a range of topics including types of mental health problems, self-harm, legislation and details of local help and support in England and Wales.

Phone: 0300 123 3393

Community Advice & Listening Line

Community Advice & Listening Line offers emotional support and information on mental health and related matters to people in Wales.

Phone: 0800 132 737 (24/7) or text "help" to 81066

SAMH

SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health) can provide general mental health information and signpost you to your local services.

Phone: 0344 800 0550

Inspire

Inspire provides support services including addiction and mental health across Northern Ireland.

Phone: 0808 189 0036

RAPE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE

Rape Crisis England & Wales

Rape Crisis England & Wales offers confidential support and information to women in England and Wales who have survived any form of sexual violence, no matter how long ago. Also provides immediate support to friends and family on how to support female survivors of sexual violence.

Phone: 0808 500 2222

Rape Crisis Scotland

Rape Crisis Scotland provides confidential support for anyone affected by sexual violence, no matter when or how it happened. They can also put you in touch with local rape crisis centres.

Phone: 0808 801 03 02

NEXUS NI

NEXUS NI offer counselling to victims of rape, sexual violence and sexual abuse across Northern Ireland aged 16 and over.

Phone: 028 9032 6803

Survivors Trust

The Survivors Trust provide support and signposting for women, men and children who are survivors of rape, sexual violence or childhood sexual abuse.

Phone: 0808 801 0818

Survivors UK

Survivors UK provides support for men and non-binary survivors of sexual abuse via an on line helpline, counselling, ISVA, plus group and peer support services.

The National Association for People Abused in Childhood

The National Association for People Abused in Childhood offers support, advice and guidance to adult survivors of any form of childhood abuse.

Phone: 0808 801 0331

Prisoners Education Trust

Prisoners Education Trust (PET) provides access to broader learning opportunities for prisoners, to enhance their chances of building a better life after release.

Phone:0203 752 5680

Opportunity Youth

Opportunity Youth (Northern Ireland) provides a range of services including drug and alcohol support in the community and in prisons and support for young offenders.

Phone: 028 9043 5810

SUICIDE, INQUESTS

PAPYRUS

PAPYRUS offer support, practical advice and information to young people considering suicide and can also offer help and advice if you’re concerned about someone you know.

Phone: 0800 068 41 41 (24/7)

Lifeline

Lifeline provides support to people suffering distress or despair in Northern Ireland, regardless of age or district.

Phone: 0808 808 8000 (24/7)

Samaritans

Samaritans is available for anyone struggling to cope and provide a safe place to talk 24 hours a day.

Phone: 116 123

CALM

CALM, the campaign against living miserably is a suicide prevention charity that offers free, anonymous and confidential support via their helpline and webchat for anyone who is in crisis.

Phone: 0800 58 58 58

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide exists to meet the needs and break the isolation of those bereaved by the suicide of a close relative or friend.

Phone: 0300 111 5065

CARE SYSTEM

Become

Become offers confidential help and advice to young people in, or who have been in care.

Phone: 0800 023 2033

A National Voice

A National Voice is an organisation run by and for care experienced young people. Some staff are also care experienced.

Its main aim is to create positive changes to the Care System in England and provide a national platform to hear the voices of approx 65,000 children and young people who are Looked After.

Prison Reform Trust

The work of the Prison Reform Trust is aimed at creating a just, humane and effective penal system.

They do this by inquiring into the workings of the system; informing prisoners, staff, and the wider public; and by influencing parliament, government and officials towards reform.

INQUEST

INQUEST provides specialist advice on deaths in custody or detention or involving state failures in England and Wales.

Coram Children's Legal Centre

Coram Children's Legal Centre offers free legal information, advice and representation to children and their families in child, family and education law.

Phone: 0345 345 4345

Wellbeing Scotland

Wellbeing Scotland offer a diverse range of support services for adults, children and families in Scotland who have suffered any form of abuse, trauma, at risk of sexual exploitation, plus support with issues that affect wellbeing including bullying, anxiety or relationships.

Phone: 0800 121 6027 (Mon Fri 9-11am)

LEARNING DISABILITIES

Voice UK

Voice UK is a national charity supporting people with learning disabilities and other vulnerable people who have experienced crime or abuse.

Its helpline for carers, parents and professionals is 0808 802 8686, Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm, or email helpline@voiceuk.org.uk.

Text 07797 800 642.

Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities

The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities (FPLD) is part of the Mental Health Foundation and is dedicated to reducing the stigma and discrimination faced by people with learning disabilities.

The FPLD provides information and resources, and pilots innovative service models that can help people with learning disabilities lead full and independent lives.

Phone: 020 7803 1120

Email: customerservices@fpld.org.uk

ADDERS

ADDERS provides information and as much free practical help as possible to those affected by Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

ADDISS

ADDISS, the Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service, provides information and resources to anyone who needs assistance - parents, sufferers, teachers or health professionals.

Phone on 020 8952 2800