RESOURCES & LINKS

https://www.integratefamilies.co.uk/ Integrate Families provide specialist counselling and psychotherapy, including for under-18s, with a strong presence in the Midlands and North of England.

https://napac.org.uk/ NAPAC is a charity offering support to survivors of abuse, including via a support phone line and information materials.

https://www.estd.org/ ESTD (the European Society for Trauma and Dissociation) provides information and training covering complex dissociative disorders, and holds regular conferences and events.

https://www.isst-d.org/ ISSTD (the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation) is an international membership body pulling together the most robust evidence base on best practice as well as conducting research and organising events.

https://www.baatn.org.uk/ BAATN. Home of the Largest Community of Therapists of Black, African, South Asian and Caribbean Heritage in the UK.

https://did-research.org/ DID Research brings together a wide body of clinical and theoretical research into one accessible reference point for anyone interested in or affected by dissociative disorders.

https://respond.org.uk/ Respond supports people with learning disabilities, autism or both, who have experienced trauma in their lives.

https://www.pohwer.net/ Pohwer is a charity providing free advocacy, information and advice to people who because of disability, illness, social exclusion and other challenges find it difficult to express their views or get the support they need.

https://www.hearing-voices.org/ Hearing Voices raise awareness of the diversity of voices, visions and similar experiences. We focus on helping to create respectful and empowering spaces, whilst challenging the inequalities & oppressive practices that hold people back.

https://www.mindincamden.org.uk/services/voice-collective Voice Collective is a UK-wide project based at Mind in Camden, and we support young people (up to the age of 25) who hear voices, see visions, have other unique sensory experiences or beliefs, as well as their parents/carers and other supporters.

https://www.intervoiceonline.org/#content Intervoice supports the International Hearing Voices Movement, connecting people and ideas. We promote a hopeful and rights-based approach to hearing voices, seeing visions and related experiences.

https://www.rans.org.uk/ Ritual abuse network Scotland confidential support and information for survivors of RA.

https://www.maytree.org.uk/. Maytree offer a free 4-night, 5 day stay for adults, with the opportunity to be heard in complete confidence, in a caring, safe environment.

https://www.mind.org.uk Mind is a large mental health charity offering various kinds of support and helpful information on a range of mental health topics.

https://www.samaritans.org/ Samaritans works to make sure there’s always someone there for anyone who needs someone.

https://lgbt.foundation/ LGBT Foundation is a national charity delivering advice, support and information services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities.

https://galop.org.uk/ Galop works with and for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse and violence in the UK.

https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org/ The Survivors Trust offers a free, national helpline which provides information, advice and emotional support to all survivors of rape, sexual abuse and violence, and childhood sexual abuse.

https://www.survivorsuk.org/Survivors UK – a society that acknowledges, supports and advocates for men and non-binary people who have been affected by rape or sexual abuse.

https://www.wgn.org.uk/ Women’s and Girl’s network – a free service run by women for women in London who have been affected by all forms of violence and abuse.

https://stopso.org.uk/ STOPSO works with victims of sexual abuse, in particular those at risk of harmful sexual behaviour, to help reduce enactment and lower the number of victims.