Domestic Violence/Stalking/Bullying/Coercive Relationships


The following Links may help towards finding information and help:
They have been selected because they hold useful information in themselves, and also they provide further Links.  We hope you find them helpful, but we cannot accept responsibility for any of the organisations or information.  Click HERE for Social/Group Aspects.

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http://www.supportline.org.uk/problems/domestic_violence.php  SupportLineTelephone Helpline: 020 8554 9004 Provides details of counsellors and agencies throughout the UK.  Emotional support/ befriending via phone, post and email.  For children, young adults, adults, and particularly anyone socially isolated, vulnerable or at risk, and victims of any form of abuse.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/hh/
BBC website
with a great deal of useful information, articles and links on domestic violence issues
http://www.refuge.org.uk
24 Hour National Domestic Violence Freephone Helpline
0808 2000 247 is run in partnership with Women's Aid and Refuge (see next Link)
Refuge
is a national charity for women and children experiencing domestic violence.  Their Links page lists many useful organisations.
http://womensaid.org.uk
National network
providing support, information packs, campaigning to improve laws and services for women and children facing domestic violence.  They have now launched Hideout, a special Domestic Violence website for children and young people (see next Link).
http://www.thehideout.org.uk
Specially for children and young people wanting information and support if they are facing or seeing Domestic Violence.  Includes 'What Can I Do', 'Helping a Friend', 'Exploring my Feelings'.  Worth a visit from young people and adults.
http://www.refuge.org.uk/linksAndUsefulNumbers.html
Refuge
lists a number of useful Links offering support for women and children from multi-cultural backgrounds.
http://www.lgbt-dv.org/html/rainbow
Broken Rainbow
website specifically for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transsexuals concerned about Domestic Violence.  They aim to run a telephone Helpline soon.
http://www.respect.uk.net
Respect
is a registered charity helping men and their partners learn more about what causes Domestic Violence and how to cope with the issues.  Further information at the BBC website (see next Link).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/hh/pp01/shtml
Free Article
by Jo Todd 'Help for perpetrators of domestic violence'
http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/inform/page8.html
'If you feel you may harm others'
- some useful further Links.
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/crime/domesticviolence
Home Office
website with useful information on where victims or concerned friends/relatives can seek help:
National Helpline 0808 2000 247
Male Advice & Enquiry Line 0845 064 6800

STALKING, HARASSMENT, BULLYING, COERCIVE RELATIONSHIPS
You can search for information on Stalking, Bullying, Harassment, Self-assertiveness at www.google.com  Another avenue to try is help via Advocacy.  The following Links may help to get started:
http://www.nss.org.uk  Stalking information particularly relevant for UK
http://www.supportline.org.uk/problems/bullying_at_work.php  Workplace bullying, plus a wide range of information & Links at SupportLine, a Charity offering emotional support via telephone/email/post
http://www.bullyeq.com  Bully EQ Site with information on bullying, manipulation, mobbing, scapegoating.  Also contains a Mirror of Tim Field's Bully Online Site at http://www.bullyeq.com/bol
http://www.nfh.org.uk  Neighbours From Hell in the UK - Information on how to cope wherever you are

http://www.support4learning.org.uk/counselling/bullying___harassment.cfm
Information for young people including bullying and harassment at school, college and outside;
Includes information on bullying and harassment at work.

J
OSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATIONhttp://www.jrf.org.uk  ::  JRF LINKS - http://www.jrf.org.uk/links
JRF R
EPORT APRIL 2008 on social issues affecting individuals - http://www.socialevils.org.uk

S
AMARITANS - http://www.samaritans.org
R
EPORT ON WORKPLACE BULLYING available in Word or pdf format:
http://www.samaritans.org/media_centre/latest_press_releases/workplace_bullying_rife.aspx

Groups and relationships can have certain coercive or 'cult-like' qualities, and it can be difficult to see them for what they are, and to get help and understanding.  General information can be found on the Social/Group Aspects Page on this Website. 

Some 'Guidelines for Seeking Help' in a more general sense are HERE.

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