Children
The Hideout
Women's Aid have created this space to help children and young people to understand domestic abuse, and how to take positive action if it's happening to you.
Website: www.thehideout.org.uk
Crossing bridges
Crossing Bridges is a safe and friendly place where you can get professional help on a range of issues, from legal advice and police support to health and benefits advice.
Website: www.crossingbridges.co.uk
Spired
Spired.com is Oxfordshire's website for young people.
Website: www.spired.com
Child Line
Free helpline for children and young people in the UK.
Tel: 0800 1111
Website: www.childline.org.uk
NSPCC
Help and advice.
Tel: 0808 800 5000
Website: www.nspcc.org.uk
Asian child protection helpline
Free confidential service for anyone concerned about children at risk from harm, offering counselling, information and advice. The service can also connect vulnerable young people, particularly runaways to services that can help.
Tel: 0800 096 7719
Bengali speaking advisor - 0800 096 7714
Guajarati speaking advisor - 0800 096 7715
Hindi speaking advisor - 0800 096 7716
Pujabi speaking advisor - 0800 096 7718
Urdu speaking advisor - 0800 096 7718.
Children and Families Assessment Teams
Central - 01865 323048
South - 01865 897983
North - 01865 816670
The National Centre for Domestic Violence
The National Centre for Domestic Violence provides a free service to everybody, regardless of age, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or imigration status.
Oxfordshire family information service
Providing information and support for children, young people and families in Oxfordshire
Tel: 08452 262636
Website: www.oxonfis.org.uk
Parentline Plus
Parentline Plus is a national charity that works for, and with, parents.
Tel: 0808 800 2222
Website: www.parentlineplus.org.uk
Lone Parent Helpline
Free, confidential information and publications on issues surrounding lone parents.
Tel: 0808 802 0925
Website: www.loneparenthelpline.info
Young People Sexual and Domestic Violence Project
Can provide therapeutic Services to children and young people with learning difficulties who have experienced sexual or domestic abuse.
Tel: 020 7874 5485
Forcedmarriage.net
This website provides advice, information and essential contacts to help people out of or to avoid a forced marriage.
Website: www.forcedmarriage.net
Family Action
Supporting disadvantaged and socially isolated families
Tel: 020 7254 6251
Website: www.family-action.org.uk
The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Contains resources that can help people affected by mental illness.
Tel: 020 7235 2351
Website: www.rcpsych.ac.uk/
Young Minds
Improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people and empowering their parents and carers
Tel: 020 7336 8445
Parent's helpline: 0808 802 5544
Website: www.youngminds.org.uk/
Help lines
- National helpline
(24 hrs)
0808 2000 247 - Oxfordshire domestic abuse helpline
0800 731 0055 - Police
(non emergency)
101 - Victim support
0845 450 3883 - Kiran Asian
women’s aid
0208 558 1986 - Men's advice line
0808 801 0327 - Broken Rainbow
(LGBT)
020 8539 9507 - Elder abuse
0808 808 8141 - Childline
0800 1111
