Where to get help?
The Oasis Centre (a non-gender specific service)
Pontypridd Safety Unit: 01443 494190
The Pontypridd Safety Unit aims to:
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Provide safety measures, advice, advocacy and support
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Provide information on positive civil and/or criminal options to increase safety
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Can provide advice and information on prosecution procedures
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Work closely with other agencies
Counselling Directory
Enter your postcode and search for a qualified counsellor in your local area who is trained to offer support for domestic abuse. Counselling directory is a leading support network for domestic abuse.
Visit our website
www.counselling-directory.org.uk
Womens Aid in RCT
Womens Aid in Rhondda Cynon Taff provides a flexible service responding to the needs of women and children who have experienced Domestic Abuse.
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Tel no- 01443 400791
Some other useful links
IN AN EMERGENCY CONTACT 999
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Live Fear Free
www.livefearfree.org.uk -
Welsh Government
www.wales.gov.uk -
Home Office
www.gov.uk -
DASPA (Drug and Alcohol Single Point of Contact)
www.wicid.tv
0300 333 0000 -
Refuge - For women and Children.
www.refuge.org.uk/
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Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil (VAMT)
01685 353900 -
DART (Domestic Abuse Resource Team)
Merthyr Tydfil
01685 388444 -
All Wales Domestic Abuse & Sexual Violence Helpline
www.allwaleshelpline.org.uk/
0808 8010 800 -
National Domestic Violence Helpline - Womens Aid
0808 2000 247 -
Welsh Women's Aid
www.welshwomensaid.org -
National Domestic Violence Helpline
0808 2000
www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/domesticviolence -
Men's Advice Line
0808 801 0327
www.mensadviceline.org.uk/mens_advice.php -
National Centre for Domestic Violence 0844 8044 999 / Freephone 0800 970 2070
www.ncdv.org.uk/HelpForVictimsOfDomesticViolence.html -
Broken Rainbow
08452 60 44 60
www.broken-rainbow.org.uk/ -
Support line 01708 765200
www.supportline.org.uk/problems/domestic_violence.php -
Refuge is a UK National Charity
0800 2000247
www.refuge.org.uk -
BAWSO (Black Association of Women Step Out) www.bawso.org.uk
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New Pathways
New Pathways was established in 1993 to provide a helpline for victims of rape.
01685 379 310
www.newpathways.co.uk
Hafan Cymru
Hafan Cymru is a charitable organisation focused on Preventing Abuse and Promoting Independence for women, men and children escaping Domestic Violence and educating the youth of Wales about abuse and its consequences. We offer:
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Safety
Domestic Abuse awareness and education;
Education, learning and work opportunities; -
Sanctuary
Temporary homes for single people, young people and families;
Safe house / refuges for women & children;
Supported house accommodation; -
Support
Floating support to families and single people in their own homes;
Women only projects / men only projects / Young peoples projects; -
Hafan Cymru Tel: 01443 237015
www.hafancymru.co.uk
Essential information for mums
Useful information and Websites
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Substance Misuse RCT
www.substancemisuserct.co.uk -
Respect
www.respect.uk.net
Respect is the national association for professionals working with people to end their abusive behaviour. We are a membership organisation. Our vision is to end violence and abuse in intimate partner and close family relationships. Our key focus is on promoting, supporting, delivering and developing effective interventions with perpetrators. Respect does not currently fund or commission domestic violence services. -
NSPCC
www.nspcc.org.uk
The NSPCC's vision is to end cruelty to children in the UK. We campaign to change the law, provide ChildLine and the NSPCC Helpline, offer advice for adults, and much more -
Childline
www.childline.org.uk
ChildLine is a counselling service for children and young people -
Domestic abuse (children/young people) www.thehideout.org.uk/default.aspa
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. -
Children & Family Court Advisory & Support Service www.cafcass.gov.uk
Cafcass looks after the interests of children involved in family proceedings. We work with children and their families, and then advise the courts on what we consider to be in the best interests of individual children. -
Women’s rights
www.rightsofwomen.org.uk
Rights of Women provide guidance for policy makers, and work to put women’s rights on the public policy agenda. We seek to influence policy by undertaking original research, preparing responses to policy documents from Government and other sources, organising conferences on women’s rights, and holding public meetings. We want women’s voices heard at every stage of public policy formulation. -
Housing : -
www.sheltercymru.org.uk/shelter/home
Shelter Cymru is Wales’ people and homes charity. Our vision is that everyone in Wales should have a decent home. We believe a home is a fundamental right and essential to the health and well-being of people and communities. -
Advice for parents coping with abusive children
www.parentlineplus.org.uk
Family life today is complicated and Parentline Plus understands. We’re the leading national charity providing help and support to anyone caring for children - parents, grandparents, step-parents, relatives - for families living together as well as apart. -
Legal advice
www.communitylegaladvice.org.uk
This website offers free, confidential and independent legal advice for residents of England and Wales. -
Citizen’s Advice
www.adviceguide.org.uk/wales.htm
The Adviceguide website is the main public information service of Citizens Advice, providing people with round-the-clock access to CAB information on their rights - including benefits, housing and employment, and on debt, consumer and legal issues. -
Domestic abuse (lesbian, gay, bisexual & trans people)www.broken-rainbow.org.uk
Our objective is to relieve the distress and suffering caused to lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgender (hereinafter called “LGBT”) people by domestic violence and abuse, in particular but not exclusively by doing the following: Raising awareness in the LGBT community and elsewhere of the impact of homophobic, transphobic and same sex domestic violence on the lives of LGBT people -
Sexual violence
www.newpathways.co.uk/
New Pathways was established in 1993 to provide a helpline for victims of rape. We now provide an all embracing, sympathetic, caring and worthwhile service to all victims of rape, sexual abuse and trauma. We provide bespoke and relevant counselling services, help and advice to children, young people and adults who have suffered rape, sexual abuse or trauma. Our services, which are free of charge, are used by clients throughout Wales. -
Domestic abuse (men)
www.dynproject.co.uk
The Dyn Project provides accessible support for men who experience Domestic Abuse in Wales regardless of age; race; religion or sexuality. -
Domestic abuse (men)
www.mensadviceline.org.uk
The Men's Advice Line is a confidential helpline for all men experiencing domestic violence by a current or ex-partner. This includes all men - in heterosexual or same-sex relationships. -
Coordinated Action Against Domestic Abuse
www.caada.org.uk/
CAADA provides practical tools, training, guidance, quality assurance, policy and data insight to support professionals and organisations working with domestic abuse victims. The aim is to protect the highest risk victims and their children those at risk of murder or serious harm. -
Rape & sexual violence
www.thesurvivorstrust.org
The Survivors Trust is an umbrella agency for 130 specialist voluntary agencies providing a range of counselling, therapeutic and support services working with women, men and children who are victims/survivors of rape, sexual violence and childhood sexual abuse. -
Rape
www.rapecrisis.org.uk
Rape Crisis (England and Wales) provides co-ordination for the national network of Rape Crisis Centres across England and Wales. Rape Crisis Centres provide a range of specialist services for women and girls that have been raped or experienced another form of sexual violence - whether as adults or as children. -
Network for Surviving Stalking
www.nss.org.uk
Network for Surviving Stalking is internationally recognised as the leading Registered Charity in the United Kingdom dedicated to supporting victims of stalking, free of cost or commercial gain. It aims to provide support to victims, potential victims and others affected by stalking /harassment throughout the UK, to raise awareness of the subject and to provide information about stalking /harassment and harassment to professionals, relevant agencies and the public. -
Drug issues
www.talktofrank.com
Have you ever felt under pressure to do drugs? Do you know someone who's had a bad experience with drugs? Have drugs affected your family or friends?Some of the best advice can come from someone who’s been through it all. So, if you’ve got a story to tell - don’t wait till tomorrow, write to us now and your experience could feature on our site. -
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
www.bacp.co.uk
The National Audit of Psychological Therapies for Anxiety and Depression aims to promote access, appropriateness, acceptability and positive outcomes of treatment for those suffering from depression and anxiety. It is open to all NHS-funded services and therapists providing psychological therapies for people with anxiety and depression in England and Wales. -
National Association for People Abused in Childhood
www.napac.org.uk
NAPAC is the National Association for People Abused in Childhood. We are a registered charity, based in the UK, providing support and information for people abused in childhood. If you were abused as a child and are looking for support. -
Victim Support
www.victimsupport.org/
We are the national charity giving free and confidential help to victims of crime, witnesses, their family, friends and anyone else affected across England and Wales. We also speak out as a national voice for victims and witnesses and campaign for change. -
Southall Black Sisters/ Violence against Women
www.southallblacksisters.org.uk/
Southall Black Sisters, a not-for-profit organisation, was established in 1979 to meet the needs of black (Asian and African-Caribbean) women. Our aims are to highlight and challenge violence against women; empower them to gain more control over their lives; live without fear of violence; and assert their human rights to justice, equality and freedom. For more than two decades we have been at the forefront of challenging domestic and gender violence locally and nationally, and campaigning for the provision of support services to enable women and their children to escape violent relationships. -
Mental Health
www.journeysonline.org.uk
Our mission is to make a real difference to the lives of people affected by depression through equipping, empowering, enabling and encouraging them to move toward recovery. -
Health
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
We’re here for you whenever you have health worries and we have the knowledge and experience to give you real help and reassurance. -
Welsh Women's Aid
www.welshwomensaid.org/index.html
WWA is the national umbrella organisation representing local Women's Aid Groups situated throughout Wales. Our member groups provide direct services for women and children who have experienced or are experiencing domestic abuse. -
Drinkaware
www.drinkaware.co.uk
Drinkaware provides consumers with the facts about alcohol to make informed decisions about the effects of alcohol on their lives and lifestyles. Our public education programmes, grants, expert information, and resources help create awareness of alcohol and affect positive change. -
Rape and Sexual Abuse
www.rasawales.org.uk