Self Help Groups in London
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Black Women's Rape Action Project & Women Against Rape One in six women has been raped. Of Black women, nearly 1 in 8 has suffered racist sexual assault. 98% of domestic violence is not reported to the police. An estimated 50% of women seeking asylum in Britain have fled rape. WAR offers support, legal advocacy, info, counselling & campaigns.

Breaking Free supports women survivors of childhood sexual abuse. It aims to provide a safe, confidential, supportive, understanding and non-judgemental environment for women to deal with all issues arising from their experiences of sexual abuse as children. Breaking Free is a registered charity, offering the following services: a telephone helpline, Individual counselling, weekly support groups. Support by letter, a quarterly newsletter, talks and training to voluntary and statutory bodies. Outreach service.

Breaking Free
Suite 21-25 Marshall House
124 Middleton Road
Morden
Surrey
SM4 6RW

Telephone: 020 8648 3500

Opening hours: Please check answerphone message for details.

Careline Ilford provide three main services:- a UK wide immediate confidential crisis telephone counselling services to children, young people and adults on all subject matters. A subsidised face to face counselling service for adults who can visit our offices in Ilford. Antibullying and assertiveness workshops to local schools.

Cardinal Heenan Centre
326-328 High Road
Ilford
IG1 1QP

Telephone : 020 8514 1177

Opening hours: Mon- Fri 10am - 4pm and 7pm- 10pm. Weekend: closed.

CASA N21 and NW1. Counselling for Survivors of Sexual Abuse run face to face therapeutic counselling on all abuse issues, addictions, bereavment and marital problems. Ages 16+ male or female. Avaliable in NW1, once a week.

Telephone: 01992 637 747

Opening hours: Mon - Fri 1-9pm.

Crisis Recovery Unit Beckenham aims to help individuals to seek alternatives to self harming, to gain a greater understanding of the meaning that self harm has for them and to tolerate distressing feelings The service has been designed to deal with patients that other services have found difficult to help and who make frequent use of emergency services or multiple care agencies; offering a six month care package.

Many patients have been diagnosed as having a borderline personality disorder and may have suffered from severe depression or alcohol/drug abuse. They will often have severe emotional problems linked to sexual abuse or other adverse experiences in early life.

Crisis Recovery Unit
Monks Orchard Road
Bekenham
Kent
BR3 3BX

Telephone: 020 8776 4102

Crisis Recovery Unit Camberwell is a national, specialist service for people of 17 years and above who persistently harm themselves. The Service offers both inpatient and outpatient treatment. The service is provided by a multidisciplinary team led by a Consultant Psychiatrist. Members of the team include psychiatrists, specialist nurses, psychotherapists, social worker and occupational therapist. Contact the Unit's Administrator for full details of the out- and inpatient services and referral procedures.

Crisis Recovery Unit
The Maudsley Hospital
Denmark Hill
London
SE5 8AZ

Telephone (Outpatient Enquiries): 020 7919 2371
Telephone (Inpatient Enquiries): 020 8776 4273

Opening hours: normal office hours

Enfields Women's Centre offer one to one counselling, information and access courses. They also run a social group for women over 50.

31a Derby Road
Ponders End
London
EN3 4AJ

Telephone: 020 8443 1902

Opening hours: Mon- Fri 10am-5pm.

Family Matters provide a helpline, counselling, and support for children from 8 years old, adolescents and adults who have been victims of abuse. Services also for non-abusing family members. Also offer a service to young offenders (not sexual offenders) who have been abused in childhood. Check answerphone for exact times of helpline.

Telephone 01474 537392

Monday: Evening - times vary Tuesday: Evening - times vary Wednesday: Evening - times vary Thursday: 9am - 4pm Friday: 10am - 1pm Weekend: Sun 2pm - 4pm.

Greenwich Mind offer telephone and face to face counselling. They run various groups, which include a women only group, a men only group, and an Asiam men's group plus more. Drop in is avaliable, ring the helpline for access.

Greenwich Mind
54 Ormiston Road
Greenwich
London
SE10 0LN

Telephone: 020 8853 1735

Greenwich Women's Centre offers advice, information and support to women who work, live or study in the borough of Greenwich. They provide support groups for survivors of child sexual abuse, for victims of domestic abuse and for Asiam women. They offer free legal advice, outreach, internet access and more. They also run a mental health support group and a group for women with learning difficulties.

Telephone: 020 8317 4141

Opening hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri 10am - 4pm. Wed 10am -1pm and 5pm-7pm. Weekend: closed.

Group and Individual Therapy- for adults and children NW6. Offers open ended analytical therapy either individually or in a small group (8 people max). Applicants may have a history of any tupe of abuse.

Group and Individual Therapy
21 Hillfield Road
London
NW6 1QD

Telephone: 020 7435 6274

The Haven is for anyone living in south east London who has been sexually assaulted. They provide services especially for men, women and children living in Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark and Sutton.

Islington Women's Aid Outreach Service provided advice, advocacy, support and crisis intervention to women and their children in Islington who are experiencing or fleeing domestic violence.

Telephone: 020-8269 2121

Opening hours: Mon 10-1pm and 2-4pm. Tue 10-1pm and 2-4pm. Wed: Closed. Thu 10-1pm and 2-4pm. Fri 10-1pm and 2-4pm.

ISO-SAC In Support Of Sexually Abused Children offer telephone counselling for mothers and others concerned about sexually assaulted children. Face to face counselling for adult survivors. £20 per hour. Contact Angela.

ISO-SAC
P.O Box 526
London
NW6 1SU

Telephone: 020 7284 2125

Jan Hewson NRMSAC offers individual and couple counselling with an experienced person centred practioner. She is registered with Survivors UK as an accredited Male Sexual Assault Counsellor. Sessions are Mon- Fri 9am- 7pm. A 50 minute session is £35, and she operates a sliding scale.

Jan Hewson
31 Kings Cresent
London
N4 2SY

Telephone:020 7359 7671

Jewish Women's Aid - JWA aims to break the silence surrounding domestic violence through education and awareness-raising programmes. JWA operates a national freephone confidential Helpline. The first Refuge in Europe for Jewish women and their children fleeing domestic violence is now open. Two informal Drop In Groups meet weekly in NW and NE London. Counselling, support and befriending services are available.

Telephone: 0800 59 12 03

Opening hours:Mon, Wed, Thurs 9.30am-9.30pm. All other times: closed.

Kingston Women's Centre offers face to face counselling for all women. They provide benefit and housing advice, support and information.

Kingston Women's Centre
169 Canbury Park Road
Kingston upon Thames
Surrey
KT2 6LG

Telephone : 020 8541 1964

Opening hours: Mon 10am- 5pm. Wed 11am -5pm. Thus 10am- 6pm. Tues and Fri ring first. Sat- appointment only. Sunday: closed.

Mothers of Sexually Abused Children 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. They run a national helpline for parents of children who have been sexually abused.

Telephone: 0800 980 1958

Opening hours: Tues, Wed and Fri 10am- 2pm. Wed 7pm -9pm. All other days closed.

Muslim Women's Helpline aims to provide any Muslim girl or woman in a crisis with a free, confidential listening service and referral to Islamic consultants, plus practical help and information where required. They also provide face to face counselling.

Muslim Women's Helpline
11 Main Drive
GEC East Lane Estate
Wembley
HA9 7NA

Telephone: 020 8908 6715 or 020 8904 8193


North London Line Lesbian and Gay Youth Project The only full-time, statutory lesbian and gay youth project in Britain. For under 25 year olds- the offer counselling referrals, group work and support.

North London Line
Barnsbury Complex,
Offord Road,
London,
N1 1QL

Telephone: 020 7607 8346

Opening hours: 24 hours answerphone.

Off Centre Hackney Off Centre is a counselling, advice and information service for young people.Anybody aged between 13 and 25 who lives, works or studies in Hackney can use our free and confidential services.They may have been hurt or abused by someone, have been affected by a loss or trauma, feel angry, afraid or out of control, want someone outside family and friends to talk to, feel like harming themselves. Feel stuck in their life and unable to move on.

Off Centre
25-27 Hackney Grove
London
E8 3NR

Telephone: 020 8986 4016

Opening hours: Mon: 10am to 1pm / 2pm to 6pm. Tue: 10am to 1pm / 2pm to 6pm. Wed: 2pm to 6pm. Thur: 10am to 1pm / 2pm to 6pm.Fri: 10am to 1pm / 2pm to 6pm. Weekend: closed.

Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre support and counsel women and girls who have been raped or sexually abused, at any time in their lives. They also offers face to face counselling giving emergency and ongoing support. Accompanies women and girls to police, GP's and court, and offers group support and visits when resources are available.

Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre
PO Box 383,
Croydon
CR9 2AW

Telephone 020 8239 1122

Opening hours: Monday: 12 noon - 2.30pm, 7pm - 9.30pm Tuesday: 12 noon - 2.30pm, 7pm - 9.30pm Wednesday: 12 noon - 2.30pm, 7pm - 9.30pm Thursday: 12 noon - 2.30pm, 7pm - 9.30pm Friday: 12 noon - 2.30pm, 7pm - 9.30pm Weekend: Sat/Sun 2.30pm - 5pm.

Refuge works every hour of every day to provide a lifeline for women and children who experience domestic violence.

Refuge
2/8 Maltravers Street
London.
WC2R 3EE

020 7395 7700

Telephone helpline: 0808 2000 247

Opening hours: 24 hours.

Respond provides a range of services to victims and perpetrators of sexual abuse who have learning disabilities, and training and support to those working with them.

Respond
3rd Floor,
24-32 Stephenson Way,
London,
NW1 2HD

Helpline 0808 808 0700

Opening hours: Mon- Fri 1.30- 5pm

Rights of Women Rights of Women is a women’s voluntary organisation committed to informing, educating and empowering women concerning their legal rights.

SABS - Support & Befriending Service for Victims run a 24 hour helpline for survivors of sexual, physical or emotional abuse, including domestic violence. Also provide individual counselling, support and befriending. Support groups for male and female survivors. Legal advice monthly by appointment.

SABS
Conduit Business Centre,
1a Conduit Road,
Plumstead,
London
SE18 7AS

Telephone 020 8317 0088

Opening hours: 24 hours.

SACCAA - The Sexually Abused Children's Counselling & Advocacy Agency provides counselling and holds information on sources of support elsewhere in the UK. They also provide an advocacy service. They help clients through police and social services procedures.

Telephone: 020 8950 7855

S.A.S.H. is a penfriend network which offers support and understanding to survivors of abuse and self harm. S.A.S.H. aims to let the survivor's who find it difficult to communicate either face-to-face or by telephone to communicate in writing, so they are able to share their thoughts and feelings with others like themselves. To stop the loneliness and to feel part of society again.

Free membership, £5.00 annual fee for half-yearly newsletter. SAE for enquiries.

S.A.S.H
20 Lackmore Road
Enfield
Middlesex
EN1 4PB

Safety Net for christian survivors of sexual abuse. They offer a quarterly meeting in London for support, information and input from similarly experienced people.

Safety Net
PO Box 272,
New Malden,
Surrey,
KT3 3WS

Southall Black Sisters are a resource centre and black women's group involved in struggles over racism, domestic violence, forced marriages, prisoners and more.

Southall Black Sisters
52 Norwood Road
Southall,
Middlesex
UB2 4DW

Telephone: 020 8571 9595

Southwark Child Sexual Abuse Service is for Southwark Residents and is amied to provide help to children and families that have been affected by child sexual abuse.

Southwark Child Sexual Abuse Service
Lister Health Centre
101 Peckham Road
London
SE15 5LJ

Telephone: 020 7701 7371

Spiral Centre for counselling and holistic healing including counselling, acupuncture, biodynamic massage, shamanic healing, reflexology and massage for women. Also runs workshops, groups and supervision, which is mainly women.

Spiral
2 Shelburne Road
LONDON
N7 6DL

Telephone: 020 7607 4403

Step Up Ilford support parents and carers of sexually abused children. Run by parents of sexually abused children. They provide a telephone helpline, befriending service and drop in centre. Drop ins are fortnightly at Parkside Community Centre, 176 Goodmayes Lane, Ilford.

Step Up
BM2205
London
WC1N 3XX

Telephone: 020 8500 4914

Opening hours: Tues 10am- 3pm Wed and Thurs 7.30- 9.30pm. All other times: closed.

Supportline Ilford run a telephone helpline. They provide confidential support for children, young adults and adults. It is especially aimed towards those who are isolated, vulnerable and victims of former abuse.

Supportline
P O Box 1596
Ilford,
Essex
IG1 3FW

Telephone: 020 8554 9004

Opening hours: are given on the answerphone.

Survivors of Incest Anonymous are a self help group for people over 18 who have suffered incest and/or sexual abuse. They provide a 12 sstep programme and have mixed meetins on Thursdays 8pm- 9.30pm.

Survivors of Incest Anonymous
c/o Hampstead Community Centre
78 Hampstead Heath High Street (top floor)
London
NW3

Survivors UK supports and provides resources for men who have experienced any form of sexual violence. They aim to actively promote awareness of both the prevalence and effect of the sexual abuse and rape on boys and men

Sutton Women's Centre provide support for women such as mental health, domestic violence, depression, lesbians. Drop in for women during the day. Assertiveness training and one to one confidential support.

Sutton Women's Centre
3 Palmerston Road,
Sutton,
SM1 4QL

Telephone: 020 8661 1991

Victim Support Newham helps Newham residents cope with the effects of crime. They do this by providing confidential support and information to victims of crime and to witnesses attending local courts.Their services are free, independent of the police and courts, and available to everyone, whether or not the crime has been reported and regardless of when it happened.

Victim Support Newham
Durning Hall
Earlham Grove
Forest Gate
London E7 9AB


Telephone : 020 8555 8254

Waltham Forest Haven provides counselling for adult survivors of all forms of sexual abuse, incest, rape and torture, and for mothers of sexually abused children. They also give talks and might be able to assist with taking cases to court. Women's group on Tuesday evenings, and a group for men.

Waltham forest Haven
Community Place
798-806 High Road Leyton
London
E10 6AE

Telephone: 020 8539 4157

Opening hours: Mon- Thurs 10am -3pm Fri 10.30am- 3pm. All other times: closed.

Women's Aid provide advice, advocacy, support and crisis intervention to women and their children who are experiencing or fleeing domestic violence.

A full listings of refuges and services in all areas of London on their website.

Telephone:0808 2000 247

Women and Girls Network offer telephone advice and information for women and girls who have experienced any form of violence - sexual, physical or emotional. Offers listening support and advice on legal and medical matters, housing, money and benefits and will refer to specialist services. Also offers face to face counselling and complementary health services.

Women and Girls Network
PO Box 13095,
London
W14 0FE

Telephone 020 7610 4345

Monday:closed Tuesday: closed Wednesday: 12 noon - 4pm Thursday: closed. Friday: closed. Weekend: closed.

Women and Health provide information for women who live or work in the London Borough of Camden on women's health, illness, orthodox treatment, complementary medicine and health services available to women locally and nationally. They provide advice and low cost counselling to women on all matters that affect, or may affect, their health.

Women & Health,
4 Carol Street,
Camden,
London
NW1 0HU.

Telephone:020 7482 2786

Opening hours: Monday to Thursday from 10:00am - 8:00pm and on Fridays from 10:00am - 5:00pm. Workshops run at the weekend.

Women's Counselling Service and Hounslow Rape Crisis offer a helpline and face to face counselling for women and girls who have been abused or assaulted sexually, physically, emotionally or mentally.

Women's Counselling Service and Hounslow Rape Crisis
PO Box 315,
Hounslow,
TW3 4DN

Women's Self Help Group W6 is a group for women survivors of child sexual abuse. Small charge to cover costs. Contact sally.

Telephone: 020 8741 3874

Women's Therapy Centre provides psychotherapy for women with mental health problems. By providing therapy for women by women the Centre aims to enable women to make positive changes in their lives. The Women's Therapy Centre also aims to make its services available to women who do not usually have access to therapy: women from black and minority ethnic communities, refugees and aslysum seekers, young women, disabled women and women on low incomes. Psychotherapy is also availability in languages other than English, currently Greek, Hebrew, Spanish and Turkish.

Women's Therapy Centre,
10 Manor Gardens,
London
N7 6JS

Telephone: 020 7263 6200

Opening hours: 12pm to 2pm Monday and Thursday, 2pm to 4pm on Tuesday and Wednesday. All other times: closed.

Woman to Woman provide low cost counselling run by women for women. Primarily for black and ethnic minority women over 18 living and working in London. They work with women who have been abused either as children or adults.

Telephone: 020 8539 7282

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