Last updated 31st January 2025
Safeguarding Resource Hub
Websites & Helplines
www.nspcc.org.uk (National Society for the prevention of cruelty to children)
www.womensaid.org.uk (Female domestic abuse charity)
www.restoredrelationships.org (Christian domestic abuse charity)
www.mankind.org.uk (Male domestic abuse charity)
www.stopitnow.org.uk (child safeguarding organization) Working to prevent abuse and offering a range of support including a confidential helpline. There are areas of support for concern about your own behaviour, or that of someone else. There is an excellent 30 second film with a focus on potential affenders getting help: 'Spotlight' | Preventing online child sexual abuse | Stop It Now! UK and Ireland | with subtitles - YouTube
www.scie.org.uk (Social Care Institute for Excellence)
www.ceop.police.uk (child exploitation and online protection command)
www.wearehourglass.org (adult safeguarding charity) Previously Action On Elder Abuse, offers some easily printable factsheets on a range of related subjects.
www.ageuk.org.uk (adult safeguarding charity)
www.barnardos.org.uk (child protection charity)
www.theclewerinitiative.org (modern slavery charity) Offers some good information to understand the range of modern slavery, including some good short films that demonstrate how County Lines can work and has evolved.)
www.modernslavery.co.uk (modern slavery charity)
www.macsas.org.uk (survivor advocacy charity)
Safeguarding Training Portal (cofeportal.org) Now features a virtual library with library tags to aid searching for resources.
LWA | lwa.org.uk | Domestic abuse and sexual violence charity : LWA Living Without Abuse – believes that all people have the right to live safely and without fear of violence and abuse. We can provide support to anyone experiencing or fearing violence or abuse from a partner, ex-partner or family member.
Women's Aid Leicestershire (wa-leicester.org.uk)
FreeVA Support – Free from Violence & Abuse We are a registered charity working towards reducing domestic violence, rape and sexual assault in Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland.
Panahghar – Every person has the right to live a life free from violence (safehouse.org.uk) Panahghar provides free dedicated BME multi lingual support, advice and advocacy and access to safe refuge for victims and their families of domestic abuse, sexual abuse or gendered abuse in Coventry and Leicester.
Replenished, Spiritual Abuse, Support an independent charity which supports those who have experienced abuse and trauma within faith.
If I Told You, What Would You Do? - Newcastle Diocese (anglican.org) Please take a look at the pages connected with this project, there are videos, resources including artwork and music created by survivors that have much to offer. ‘If I Told You, What Would You Do?’ is the name of a strategy jointly funded by Safe Spaces and the Diocese of Newcastle which aims to engage with survivors of faith-based abuse, as well as with those who need to see, hear and respond well to them. Our purpose is to promote the physical, psychological and spiritual wellbeing of those who have experienced trauma and abuse in the church. We’re doing this by providing peer support to victims and survivors, and also by helping to build up the church’s communal resources of compassion and confidence in responding well to those who disclose abuse, no matter how long ago it happened.
Home (abel.org.uk) Against Bullying Encouraging Love. Our purpose is to provide information and support resources for targets as well as to assist in the development of policies to reduce, eliminate or prevent bullying in churches.
The Forgiveness Project The Forgiveness Project shares stories of forgiveness in order to build hope, empathy and understanding.
Safeguarding Hub - Ineqe Safeguarding Group An excellent source of safeguarding information, including 60 second updates, useful downloads and information about various platforms.
Home - Unseen (unseenuk.org) Working towards a world without slavery. They have an annual breakdown of figures to help understand trends in modern slavery. Their app has a front page which can quickly be viewed in 27 languages.
HOME | ACTS FAST Supporting families impacted by child sexual abuse, sexual assault and indecent images of children.
House of Survivors - Stronger Informed, Stronger Together This site has been published by two members of the Survivor Reference Group who are Survivors of Church of England based abuse. Its purpose is to provide helpful information for fellow Church abused survivors in various aspects of understanding or interaction with the Church and/or its representatives (legal, insurance, etc.).
Welcome to Surviving Church - Surviving Church Exploring abuse in the church. Why does it happen? How can we move on?
Home - First Step Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland Supporting male survivors of sexual abuse and rape (aged 13+), and their loved ones
Quetzal - Free Counselling for Women who have experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse Quetzal supports women living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland aged 16 and above who have experienced childhood sexual abuse
The Survivors Trust - Rape & Sexual Abuse Services UK The Survivors Trust is a national membership organisation supporting specialist rape and sexual abuse services in the voluntary sector. We have over 120 member organisations throughout the UK and Ireland who provide specialist support services to over 100,000 survivors each year. They also have some great resources, including downloadable cards to help with health appointments. You can look for support available in a specific area.
Helplines for further support
Safe Spaces is for anyone who feels they have experienced church related abuse of any form in England or Wales. Safe Spaces comprises a team of trained support advocates who have undergone specialist training in supporting survivors of sexual violence and who have received additional specific training in how the churches respond to abuse cases, the way in which faith and church-related settings have been used to carry out abuse, and the issues affecting people who have had or still have, a relationship with the church. You can contact the Safe Spaces team by: -
Tel: 0300 303 1056
(Answerphone available outside of opening times)
Complete a referral form on the website and they will contact you in your preferred way.
Email: SafeSpaces@FirstLight.org.uk
A live chat service is also available through the Safe Spaces website - Safe Spaces England and Wales – Safe Spaces England and Wales
The Safe Spaces team are available through their helpline and live chat service on:
Monday- Friday 9am – 9pm, Saturday: 9am – 1pm, Sunday1-5pm