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Tameside Domestic Violence Resource Directory
Tameside Domestic Violence Forum
Workers Information
Below is an alphabetical list of the entries in the Contacts Guide for domestic abuse services.
For further information click on the relevant link to the Contacts Guide.
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Tameside Police working together with Tameside Solicitors Legal advice for the victims of domestic abuse in Tameside |
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To prevent the abuse of older people by awareness raising Unique help line, up-to-date information, research, leaflets, briefing packs for students |
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Ensure all Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual young people live in caring homes. Providing appropriate homes for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual young people who would otherwise be homeless or in a hostile environment. |
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Offer empathy to people of all ages that have been affected by abuse of any form. Website run by survivors for survivors. People can support each other. Forums and chat rooms. List of helplines. |
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Asian Family Counselling Service Enable Asian couples and families to seek caring and confidential counselling in their own language. Marital, family and individual counselling for the Asian community. (London based but advice on local services) |
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Support for Asian women and children experiencing Domestic Abuse Outreach support, can accept women from all areas |
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Broken Rainbow LGBT Domestic Violence Service (UK) Working to change the situation for LGTB people facing Domestic Abuse Help line for Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender experiencing Domestic Abuse |
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CAFCASS (Stockport, Tameside and Trafford) Seeking to promote the welfare of children in families subject to Court intervention Advice and reports to Courts about the needs and welfare of children involved in family proceedings. Court directed assistance with parenting. Assessment of needs and welfare of children where domestic abuse is alleged within family proceedings. |
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To help children in distress or danger. Help line for children and young people |
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Support to Chinese women and children experiencing domestic abuse (London based) Advice, information and support. Specialist advice for Chinese women with insecure immigration status |
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Citizen's Advice - Tameside District Help people resolve legal, money and other problems Free, confidential and independent advice. Face-to-face and over telephone advice plus information on the website |
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Provide people with the assistance they need to protect their fundamental rights and deal with their problems Gives people information advice and legal representation in cases involving children and families and a range of other problems such as housing, mental health and welfare benefits. Service provided through contracts with solicitors and advice agencies |
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Supports for women and children experiencing domestic abuse from the Chinese community Bi-lingual web site. Support through advocacy and befriending to group members and other Chinese Women. Young Person's section on website |
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Help people being forced into marriage either in the UK or abroad Confidential support and information. Advice to victims and workers. Can repatriate from abroad. |
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To house and support women and children experiencing Domestic Abuse Refuge, help line and outreach support open to women in Tameside and High Peak |
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Advice and information for those who are in an abusive relationship UK based abuse information and support site written by a survivor. Place for survivors to share their experiences and feeling. Not counselling service |
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Help with housing problems, homelessness and Domestic abuse housing issues Housing advice. Access to the Housing Register. |
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Support for refuges helping Asian women and children experiencing domestic abuse Training and advice to workers. Advice to agencies on women with no recourse to public funds, immigration issues etc. Regular newsletter for Asian women's refuges. On-line resource library. |
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Raise awareness of Domestic Abuse against women in the Jewish Community. Provide information on resources available for women who seek help who have been subjected to domestic abuse |
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Rape and sexual abuse counselling |
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Socially inclusive approach to problem of family abuse ( Help for male victims ) Information and advice for male victims of Domestic Abuse and their children |
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Provide a culturally sensitive listening service without being judgmental Help line for Muslim women of any ethnicity experiencing Domestic Abuse or forced marriage |
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National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC) Support for adult survivors of child abuse Support line; confidential information by post; details of local support groups, help and advice packs, research. |
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National Domestic Violence Helpline Emotional and practical support and information to women and children experiencing Domestic Violence to enable them make informed choices Free phone 24-hour help line Assists women and children access a place of safety in a women's refuge. Offers information to friends, family members and external agencies calling on behalf of a woman. |
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Specialise in child protection and prevention of cruelty to children. Help line and on-line advice for children and young people |
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Counselling Service Counselling young people between the ages of 13-28. Living in Tameside, Glossop and Oldham. |
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Promote the interests and welfare of lone parents and their children Practical information on childcare, employment, money issues, education, legal issues |
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To relieve pressure on families escaping domestic abuse by fostering pets. Pet fostering for women and children accessing refuge accommodation. Will pick up animals |
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Support to women and children experiencing Domestic Abuse through refuge and community support programmes. The country's largest single provider of specialist accommodation and support to women and children escaping Domestic Violence. Runs 24 hour national help line with Women's Aid. Runs national campaigns to raise awareness of Domestic Violence. |
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Good couple and family relationships Advice, relationship counselling , sex therapy, family counselling and counselling for young people. There is a Tameside Related Outpost |
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Support for individuals and families encountering difficulties in the lives Provides services for professional working within education, health. Social services, community, youth and other voluntary organisations. Specialised range of publications. Offers information about domestic abuse, the myths, the services available and more. |
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Help men who are worried about their violent and abusive behaviour towards their partners National phone line to signpost men to services that can help them stop their abusive or violent behaviour |
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Inform, educate and empower women concerning their legal rights in issues such as family law, children and contact issues, divorce and relationship breakdown Free confidential legal advice helpline. Downloadable information sheets on legal matters of interest to women. Training for workers. Publications and documents. |
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Specialist service for south Asian women and children Refuge and support |
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St Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre Help for victims of rape and sexual assault living in the Greater Manchester area. Helps both males and females. Comprehensive forensic and medical aftercare service. Advocacy and counselling. 24 hour telephone access. Can provide a support worker. |
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To safeguard victims of domestic abuse in their own homes who are separated from the abusive partner. For all housing tenures. Aids and adaptations to the property to increase security. Risk assessment takes place by Police to ensure this is appropriate. Assessment of property to determine security measure to put in place. Administered by New Charter Housing |
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To support women and children rebuild lives after Domestic Abuse Refuge, outreach support and project work for Afro-Caribbean, women and children and mixed race women and children |
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Support for survivors of lesbian partnership abuse/Domestic Violence UK wide helpline. Survivor lead organisation |
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Specialist service for women and children from Irish Traveller community escaping domestic abuse. A welcoming and supportive atmosphere for women from this community Refuge based in Lambeth. |
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Provide direct services to assist Black Women and Children escaping domestic and sexual abuse (London based) Help line and Support services |
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Substance Misuse Service (part of Pennine Care Trust) To provide treatment/care for people with drugs/alcohol problems Substitute prescribing detoxation casework, therapeutic intervention needle exchange |
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SureStart Hyde and Ashton "Communities Connect" Support to parents of children under 14 with wide range of issues Volunteer befriending, emotional support, advocacy- family support, flexible depending on needs. |
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Increase public awareness of both the prevalence and effect of sexual assault and rape on boys and men Information, support and counselling for males who have been raped or sexually abused. Useful information and links on website. Training courses |
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Tameside Domestic Violence Forum Partnership working in Tameside to improve services that support survivors of domestic abuse and their children, raise the issue and bring perpetrators to justice Publicity material. Training. The opportunity for networking and sharing information. Develop new projects in Tameside. New members welcome. Deliver the Tameside Domestic Violence Strategy, Reporting to the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership |
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Tameside MBC Welfare Rights Service Clear, concise, free and confidential advice and representation in matters of welfare benefits Undertake casework, representation at tribunal and appeal hearings, money advice. No ties with benefit agencies and other interested parties. |
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Local refuge and helpline Provide accommodation and support to women and children fleeing Domestic Abuse Temp accommodation plus support on housing benefits etc, counselling, outreach/resettlement |
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Traveller, Refugee and Asylum Seeker Team To support Travellers Refugees and Asylum Seekers within Services for Children and Young People. Lead on Domestic Abuse in Services for Children and Young People for all children. |
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To work with families to reduce violence in the home/family Help line for any parent or carer experiencing violence from a school age child |
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Victim Support and Witness Service Tameside Help people affected by crime Free and confidential support to help victims deal with experience - whether or not the crime was reported. Witness Service can help people going to Court - before, during and after the trial. Emotional and practical support for victims of domestic abuse. |
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Women's Aid Federation of England National Domestic Violence charity working to end violence against women and children Provides expert advice to strategic decision makers. Supports over 500 local services. Runs public awareness campaigns. Develops new training and resources. Good source of research. Runs national 24 help line with Refuge. |
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WISH (Women In Supported Housing) To provide temporary accommodation for single homeless women age 16 to 59. Help with budgeting, life skills, debt management, welfare benefit advise, training, education and housing. Signpost to other agencies |
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Prevent male violence against women and children Campaigning material. Promotion of innovative policy and practice. Research |
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