Stop It Now - Stop it
Now! UK & Ireland
is a major national
and local campaign
that aims to stop child sexual abuse by
encouraging abusers and potential abusers to seek help and
by giving adults
the information they need to protect children
effectively. Stop it Now! has a national helpline 0808 1000 900 -
Some
good information laid out professionally
Just click on the URL below
http://www.stopitnow.org.uk/about.htm
Survivors Swindon - Survivors
Swindon is a regionally based,
nationally
recognised agency, offering a confidential telephone
helpline to male survivors of child sexual abuse and adult sexual
assaults, and specialised training to NHS Trusts, Social Services,
Victim Support and related agenices. They offer
a unique experience,
providing weekly group therapy sessions, run by Survivors for
Survivors, in a safe supportive
environment in which to overcome
the traumas of your abusive past.
Also, they are currently (July 2003) organising
the 10th Annual
March & Rally against child sexual abuse, and have had lawyers
from ACAL there on the day to advise,
etc.
The site is full of enormously useful material for survivors of
abuse to read. You can sign their guest
book on the site. A visit
is recommended .
Just click the URL below
http://www.survivorsswindon.com/
NSPCC
A pleasant site to view with vibrant
colours - find out all
about their excellent campaign on child abuse
just click on the URL below
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/homepage
Child Line
Colourful
and child friendly describes this site - it
contains the usual contact but an abundance of articles and
information
upon all children issues and child abuse
Just click on the URL below
http://www.childline.org.uk/
Survivors on the Net -
A very full site with a chat line, newsletter
and many contact points for survivors of childhood abuse.
It seems
very " user friendly" with a pleasant interface for those going
through trauma. The organisation has been
in existence since 1995
Just click on the URL below
http://www.survivors.org.uk/index.htm
Jill Miles
info@survivors.org.uk
Samaritans
This site needs no introduction.
Just
click on the URL below
http://www.samaritans.org.uk/
Survivors UK -
they have been in existence for over
10 Years and
specialise in helping the victims of male rape. They are a London
based organisation with a help line.
There is a very useful reading
list with reviews of publications on the subject. The site is fast
and also contains
links to other sites
Just click on the URL below
http://www.survivorsuk.co.uk/
Bully Online -
An amazing source of information on
Bullying. It has a
link to our site included within it. There is nothing that you could
conceivably think of on the
subject that isn't there. There are even
case reports of quantum assessments on "bullying" or "stress at work"
cases
as we like to know them. An excellent source of reference for
any lawyers who are asked to do a case on this subject.
The opening
line is very telling - "Half the population are bullied ... most only
realise it when they read this"
Just click on the URL below
http://www.successunlimited.co.uk/
UKCP
(United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy) -
The
opening
statement on the site says "The Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
exists to promote and maintain the profession
of Psychotherapy and
the highest standards in the practise of Psychotherapy throughout
the United Kingdom, for the
benefit of the public. The National
Register of Psychotherapists is published annually, only therapists
who meet the
highest standards and abide by its ethical standards are
included." So if you want access to a psychotherapist for your
own or
a client's purpose then this site is a useful source of reference.
Their countrywide register can be purchased
for £45.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/
NAPAC
-
This site has been redesigned - have
a look National
Association for People Abused in Childhood - "Helping people who
were abused in childhood" - An organisation
which has been in
existence since 1997 and was set up by Peter Saunders. It has the
backing of the NSPCC who let them
use their London offices. A
telephone helpline has been set up which directs survivors to
appropriate services in
their area . It features current NAPAC news,
newsletters, support and information on ther services. There are a
lot
of good materials on the site for survivors who need help with
their suffering and tools for coping with it.
Just click
on the URL below
http://www.napac.org.uk/
Boarding School Survivors
-
In a story in the Independent on Sunday
the headline proclaimed "Boarding school is a form of child abuse".
As the author of this site is a product of the
system he took a
personal interest. There are workshops publicised as well as an
extract from a book on the subject
"The Making of Them" by Nick
Duffell. It is interesting that the Police have not concentrated on
the private school
system in their investigations. Whether or not
there is a story waiting to be told is mere speculation.
Just
click on the URL below
http://www.boardingschoolsurvivors.co.uk/
SIARI
{Self-Injury & Related Issues} -
UK site about self-injury &
related
issues (dissociation, eating disorders, childhood trauma,
abuse, etc.). Research based, with extensive input from self-injurers.
Includes informational and inspirational pages, statistics, discussion board, resources, books, links, poems, artwork, stories.
Site maintained by Jan Sutton, author of Healing the Hurt Within: Understand and relieve the suffering behind self-destructive
behaviour.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.siari.co.uk/
Stop Abuse -
this is a site run by an individual
who is taking civil
action himself and feels very strongly about the subject matter. It is
full of material on the
subject. There are all sorts of aspects to the
site which are worth looking at. There are a lot of useful pieces of
news
as well as a links swapping facility. Well worth a look. The Web
Author says " Stopping abuse means exposing the facts.
Vulnerable
people in need of help are exploited to a huge degree and society
turns a blind eye. The victims are powerless
to do anything to change
things because, they need the very organizations which exploit them.
Such people represent
no value to society, their legal rights are
ignored and so it continues".
Just click on the URL below
http://stopabuse.org/
MATCH
(Mothers Apart from Their Children)
a small voluntary
organisation which
has been in existence since 1979 to offer
non-judgmental emotional support to all mothers living apart from
their
children, whatever the circumstances. They say "Our membership
is £6 a year for the first year, and £10 thereafter,
and some of our
Members really struggle to find this amount. Our support is offered in
two ways: through
a quarterly Newsletter, and through attendance at
our national AGM, although the travel costs prevent many of our Members
from attending." The site is informative and worth visiting - some of it makes distressing reading.
Just click
on the URL below
www.matchmothers.org
Respond
is a provider of support for people
with learning
disabilities who have been sexually abused. The site is currently
targeted at professionals and carers,
and we are currently
constructing a version of the site that will be accessible to people
with learning disabilities
themselves.
Just click on the URL below
www.respond.org.uk
HAVOCA
-
is an organisation set up to help
the survivors of
childhood sexual abuse - founded by a survivor. It contains a lot of
useful material and assistance.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.havoca.org/HAVOCA_home.htm
The Foundation for People
with Learning Disabilities -
The Foundation
for People with Learning
Disabilities aims to improve the quality of
life for people with learning disabilities. They do this by
conducting
research and sharing the findings with other people. The
site is professionally put together and contains a welter of
information
Just click on the URL below
http://www.learningdisabilities.org.uk/index.cfm?js=1&dom=1
Rights
of Women -
Rights of Women is a womens voluntary
organisation
committed to informing, educating and empowering women concerning
their legal rights. It features details
of their advice line, as well
as downloadable information sheets and other resources for those
seeking help, Their
accessible website went live in December 2002.
There are special features giving legal advice on domestic violence,
divorce,
and child contact.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.rightsofwomen.org.uk/
Children & Young People
"The only web magazine for those working
with and caring for children and young people"
Just click on the URL below
http://www.childrenwebmag.com/
National Centre for Post
Traumatic Disorder -
is a
most authoritative
source of information on PTSD with over a hundred fact sheets and a
wealth of published articles,
videos, and information for researchers
and clinicians.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.ncptsd.org/
Phoenix
Survivors -
Shy Keenan, one of the founder members
says that
the group "was set up in the wake of a BBC Newsnight documentary A
Family Affair which exposed prolific,
current and historical, child
sexual abuse. It also exposed the complete failure on the part of
Wirral authorities,
to protect children from an entire network of
known paedophiles, operating out of the north of England,
unchallenged,
for over three decades. Merseyside Police named the
investigation Operation Phoenix. Dozens of victims came forward,
but,
not all could have their day in court or the Justice they
deserve. Phoenix survivors was set up to inform and support
all
Phoenix survivors give them a voice and make a real difference.
Three of the network members were convicted and
given hefty jail
terms at the beginning of 2002.
We
work to challenge Paedophile activities and those who fail to
protect vulnerable children from Child molesters. We focus
much our
efforts on paedophile prevention, for example, we pioneered a 24/7
tag and tracking system for dangerous
sex offenders who live within
the community call the Virtual Probation Officer (or VPO) which we
hope will be undertaken by the Home office in the early part
of next
year (2004). We lobby parliament, work with the media, speak publicly
to educate and inform. We are a different
kind of survivor, we dont
ask for change, we make it happen".
Just click on the URL below
http://www.phoenixsurvivors.com/
Gift From Within-
PTSD Resources- PTSD resources for survivors
and care
givers.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.giftfromwithin.org/index.html
Victims No Longer - (now
known as "the Lantern Project")
A
personal website set up by
a survivor of abuse with many helpful
sections, survivor stories, a guest book and a forum. The author says
on the
opening page "WELCOME TO THE SITE YOU ARE AMONG FRIENDS AND
YOU ARE SAFE HERE. If you have suffered sexual abuse, or you
are
supporting someone else who has been abused, you will find the
material on this site helpful.
Just click on
the URL below
http://www.victimsnolonger.org.uk/
MOSAC
is a voluntary organisation supporting
all non abusing parents
and carers whose children have been sexually abused, to provide
support, advice, information
and counselling following the discovery
of sexual abuse
Just click on the URL below
http://www.mosac.org.uk/index.htm
Care Leavers Reunited -
is a site inspired by Friends Reunited,
but
simply specialising in the Careleaver rather than the attender of
any school. There are many homes registered
worldwide, and stories
from ex-residents. One can register free online and add one's own
home to the site automatically.
Just
click on the URL below
http://www.careleaversreunited.com/
North West Wales Rape Crisis &
Sexual Abuse Line
is situated at
Abbey Raod
Centre
5-9 Abbey Raod, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2EA The
Help line 01248 354885.
It is open Mon-Fri 6-9pm, also Tues 1-4pm and Wed 9-12am
The Help line is open to anyone needing
support and counselling
regarding any aspect of Rape and Sexual Abuse. They offer face to
face counselling for women
and young girls in Pwllwli, Bangor,
Blaenau, Holyhead, Conwy and Rhyl areas. They also run Education
Projects in Schools,
Colleges and Organisations.
Trauma
Survival. org
Trauma Survival.org is a UK based self
help
community established in 1997 with a focus on recovering from the
long term effects of childhood sexual abuse.
The site includes the
Medicaid Abuse Enpsychlopedia, a web directory containing links to
10,000 pages of abuse-related
material, a members-only discussion
forum, chat facilities, and both complete web sites and individual
pages which
have been contributed by users. New forum members are
always particularly welcome, and the over-all tone of the site is
intended to be educational.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.traumasurvival.org/
SOBS
(Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide)
is a self-help, voluntary
organisation
who exist to meet the needs and break the isolation of
those bereaved by the suicide of a close relative or friend. They
offer telephone contacts, bereavement packs, group meetings
(in a number of locations), one-day conferences, residential
events,
and information relating to practical issues and problems. Their aim
is to provide a safe, confidential environment
in which bereaved
people can share their experiences and feelings, so giving and
gaining support from each other.
Just
click on the URL below
http://www.uk-sobs.org.uk/
Legal & Government
The Law Society A good start for Lawyers
with many links to other
sites - recently has had an image overhaul - access back copies of the
Gazette
Just click
on the URL below
http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/
Delia
Venables Web Site
an excellent source for Lawyers - it
gets
90,000 hits per month! It is an essential starting point for lawyers
who want to find links to any site in this
country and abroad. The
writer always uses this as a starting point - it is easier than the
search engines. For instance
Free Electronic Legal Aid Forms and a
Free hyperlinked version of the CPR were advertised here.
Just click on the
URL below
http://www.venables.co.uk/
House of Lords Judgments
All the judgments of the
House are listed
in full since 1996 - a good source -
Just click on the URL below
http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld199697/ldjudgmt/ldjudgmt.htm
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
Just click on the URL below
http://www.apil.com/
Criminal
Injuries Compensation Authority -
an informative site with
all the
rules of the scheme in a downloadable PDF file format, an
online form for completion as well as a downloadable form to
print
off at will in case you run out at the office. Not very inspiring but
informative
Just click on the URL below
http://www.cica.gov.uk/
Lord Chancellors Department
Find any information upon any pending
legislation - government plans upon the law - access to the Court
site - where such things as Practise Directions
are published
Just click on the URL below
http://www.direct.gov.uk/Homepage/fs/en
Children's
Society
Just click on the URL below
(www.the-childrens-society.org.uk)
Barnardos
Just click on the URL below
(www.barnardos.co.uk)
Legal
Services Commission (formerly the Legal Aid Board) -
A new site much improved upon the old site with details of franchising,
links to free new forms, a full copy of the Focus magazine
(You need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free
of charge and can be downloaded from the site). A stimulating read
for the Legal Aid enthusiast
Just click
on the URL below
http://www.legalservices.gov.uk/index.htm
Community
Legal Service
Just Ask!
is the website of the
Community
Legal Service (CLS). The CLS aims to ensure that people in England
and Wales can get impartial information
and advice about their legal
rights and help with enforcing them.The site is published in a range
of languages to
ensure access to the whole community.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.justask.org.uk/index.jsp
Citizen's
Advice Bureau
Advice guide provides information
on your rights, including benefits,
housing and employment, and on debt, consumer and legal issues.
Developed by Citizens
Advice, the independent advice, policy and
campaigning charity, you can get information specific to all four UK
countries.
Just
click on the URL below
