Advice

If you or someone you know has been affected by issues covered in our programmes​ please see the relevant programme page below for ​information, advice and support​.

Independent Choices provides the Domestic Abuse Helpline for Greater Manchester.

The Helpline is confidential and you do not have to give your name. The Domestic Abuse Helpline is a safe space for you to talk through what is going on at the moment and give you the options that are available to you.

If you are in immediate danger please call the police on 999

HELPLINE: 0161 636 7525

Opening Hours: Monday – Friday, 10am – 4 pm excluding bank holidays.

Women's Aid are a grassroots federation working together to provide life-saving services and build a future where domestic violence is not tolerated.

For information and support, visit: womensaid.org.uk

HELPLINE: 0808 2000 247
(Freephone 24 hr National Domestic Violence Helpline - run in partnership between Women’s Aid & Refuge)

Clare's Law/Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme

Under this scheme you can ask the police to check whether a new or existing partner has a violent past. In order to make an application under the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme please contact the police.

You can do this by:
- Visiting a police station
- Phoning 101
- Speaking to a member of the police on the street

If you believe there is an immediate risk of harm to someone, or it is an emergency, you should always call 999.

For more information please visit:

Gov.uk: How To Get Help
Women's Aid: The Survivors Handbook

The PANDAS (Pre and Post Natal Depression and Advice Support) Foundation is here to help support and advise any parent and their networks who need support with perinatal mental illness.

They are also here to inform and guide family members, carers, friends and employers as to how they can support someone who is suffering.

Visit: pandasfoundation.org.uk/
Email: contact@pandasfoundation.org.uk
Contact:
PANDAS Foundation,
The Fort,
Artillery Business Park,
Park Hill,
Oswestry,
SY11 4AD

Please visit this page for information on anaphylaxis and severe allergy: https://www.allergyuk.org/information-and-advice/conditions-and-symptoms/33-anaphylaxis-and-severe-allergic-reaction

The Factsheet downloads are at the bottom of the page. And yes, we do cover Scotland as well as the rest of the UK.

Survivors UK
Male rape & sexual abuse support
help@survivorsuk.org
0203 598 3898 (Mon-Fri office hours only)

The Survivors Trust
For survivors of sexual violence, rape and sexual abuse
thesurvivorstrust.org
08088 010 818

National Male Survivors Helpline
A confidential service for men needing help & advice
08088 005 005

Samaritans
samaritans.org
116 123

Katie Piper Foundation
The Katie Piper Foundation’s aim is to have a world where scars do not limit a person’s function, social inclusion or sense of well being.

You can contact us:

By phone:

For support : 07496 827266
For fundraising / general enquiries : 07852 741 531

We are a small team so we cannot always answer the phone. Please leave a message and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible from Monday to Friday.