It’s estimated that that one in five adults have experienced at least one form of child abuse
NAPAC (the National Association for People Abused in Childhood) offers support to adult survivors of all types of childhood abuse, including physical, sexual, emotional abuse or neglect.
If you’re an adult survivor of any form of child abuse, we’re here for you. Taking a first step is difficult, but we can provide you with support and signposting on your road to recovery.
Need to talk? Call our support line, free from landlines or mobiles.
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0808 801 0331
We are here for you
We’re taking calls from 10am until 9pm Mondays to Thursdays, and 10am until 6pm on Fridays
We also offer support by email support@napac.org.uk
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Read our popular series of booklets for survivors or listen to them in audio
Everything we do protects children today and prevents abuse tomorrow, to transform society for every childhood.
If you have any concerns at all about a child's safety or wellbeing, don't hesitate to contact us.
It doesn't have to be an emergency — you might be looking for guidance and support on issues affecting children. Whatever it is you're worried about, our dedicated child protection specialists will be able to advise and take any necessary action.
Whatever your worry — call us on 0808 800 5000
email help@nspcc.org.uk
or submit our online form — we can help.
We also have advice about spotting the signs of abuse.
Due to an increase in demand across our service, our voice Helpline is currently operating between the hours of 10am-4pm on Monday to Friday. However, you can email help@nspcc.org.uk at any time. It’s free and you don’t have to say who you are. If you think a child is in immediate danger, please call the police on 999 straight away.
The Lucy Faithfull Foundation is the only UK-wide charity dedicated solely to preventing child sexual abuse.
We work to prevent abuse from happening in the first place - and to prevent it from happening again if it already has.
Where abuse has already taken place, we work with all those affected including adult male and female abusers; young people with harmful sexual behaviour; children with concerning sexual behaviours; victims of abuse and other family members. But we also work in families and with adults and young people where there has been no abuse, to help them keep themselves and others as safe as possible
Our Stop It Now! helpline is an anonymous and confidential service available to anyone with concerns about child sexual abuse, including:
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adults worried about the behaviour of other adults or children and young people
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those worried about their own sexual thoughts or behaviour towards children, including those with concerns about their online behaviour
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friends and relatives of people arrested for sexual offending, including internet offending
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any other adult with a concern about child sexual abuse - including survivors and professionals
Whatever your concern, our experienced advisors can offer confidential advice on what steps you could take.
Contact our anonymous Stop It Now! helpline:
0808 1000 900
MORE HELP AND CONTACT DETAILS - UK
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Childline can be called on 0800 1111
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Help for Adult Victims of Child Abuse (HAVOCA) offers online support
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Mind can be called on 0300 123 3393 or emailed at info@mind.org.uk
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Rape Crisis can be called on 0808 802 9999
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Samaritans can be called on 116 123 or emailed at jo@samaritans.org
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The Survivors Trust can be called on 08088 010 818
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Victim Support can be called on 0808 16 89 111
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The National Male Survivor Helpline can be called on 0808 800 5005 or emailed at support@safeline.org.uk
IN EUROPE
Violence against Children.
Children can be victims, witnesses, as well as perpetrators of violence, starting from their own homes, in school, in leisure and recreational activities, in the justice system, offline as well as online. Socially or culturally accepted forms of violence against children constitute deeply entrenched barriers in the EU, where to date only 23 EU countries have completely prohibited corporal punishment. Experiencing violence in childhood may have long-life consequences.
National child protection systems are put in place to protect children from violence. Strengthening child protection systems was the main topic of the 2015 European forum on the rights of the child where ten principles for integrated child protection systems were discussed.
The 116 000 and 116 111 hotlines are a key part of the child protection systems.
Information and contact numbers relating to child abuse and support for most countries in Europe can be found HERE
IN THE USA
Call or Text: 800-422-4453
The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline is dedicated to the prevention of child abuse. It is primarily funded by individuals and companies like you, and has given assistance to more than 2 million help seekers. Serving the U.S. and Canada, the hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who—through interpreters—provide assistance in over 170 languages.
The hotline offers crisis intervention, information, and referrals to thousands of emergency, social service, and support resources. All contacts are confidential
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