Abuse in Childhood

Domestic Abuse

  • BAWSO – An all-Wales voluntary organisation, providing specialist services to victims and people affected or at risk of domestic abuse and all forms of violence; including female genital mutilation, forced marriage, honour-based violence, and human trafficking.
  • The Oasis Centre – Located in Pontypridd, a non-gender-specific service that provides help and support for people affected by domestic abuse.
  • Wales Domestic Abuse Helpline - National free support and information service for women, children and men in Wales who are experiencing or who have experienced abuse at the hands of someone close to them. Helpline 0808 8010 800.
  • Atal y Fro – Helps families to break the cycle of domestic violence. Provides support, counselling, and refuge to women and children within the Vale of Glamorgan who have experienced, or are experiencing domestic violence.
  • galop– Offers emotional and practical support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT+) people experiencing domestic violence. 
  • Respect – Support for men who want to stop behaving abusively towards their partner.
  • The Hideout – Women’s Aid has created this space to help children and young people to understand domestic abuse, and how to take positive action if it’s happening.

Forced Marriage

  • ForcedMarriage.net – One-stop website that provides you with practical information and sources of advice and help on forced marriage.
  • Forced Marriage Unit – Government unit to contact if you’re trying to stop a forced marriage or you need help leaving a marriage you’ve been forced into.
  • Freedom Charity – Website of organisation that exists to empower young people to feel they have the tools, confidence, and support around the issues of family relationships which can lead to early and forced marriage and dishonour-based violence.

Sexual Abuse

  • New Pathways – Provides an all-embracing, sympathetic, caring, and worthwhile service to all victims of rape, sexual abuse and trauma. Services, which are provided free of charge, are used by clients throughout Wales.
  • The Calm Zone: Abuse – The Campaign Against Living Miserably is targeted at young men aged between 15-35. The campaign offers a helpline, information, and advice.
  • Pandora’s Project: Sexual abuse - Offers peer support to anyone who has been a victim of rape, and sexual abuse.

  • Here to Help – Anger management module.
  • How to deal with anger – A guide to recognising causes of anger and handling it well for better relationships and greater self esteem.

  • Anxious About Presentations? – Hints and tips from the Student Development and Study Skills Service.
  • AnxietyUK – AnxietyUK works to relieve and support those living with anxiety disorders by providing information, support, and understanding via an extensive range of services, including 1:1 therapy services.
  • How to overcome fear and anxiety – A podcast outlining ways to overcome fear and anxiety (also available as a booklet).
  • No Panic – A charity providing support for sufferers of panic attacks, phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, General Anxiety Disorder, and tranquilliser withdrawal.
  • Panic-attacks.co.uk – A team of therapists, psychologists and trainers, providing free resources in addition to paid ones.
  • Anxiety Issues - Self-help Resources for mental health problems including many anxiety issues.

  • Cruse Bereavement Care – Offers information and advice to anyone who has been affected by a death, and provides support and counselling one-to-one and in groups.
  • Sands – Offers support and advice to anyone who has been affected by the death of a baby following stillbirth or neonatal death. They have a helpline, online forum, and local support groups.
  • 2 Wish Upon a Star – Offers help and support following the sudden or traumatic death of a child (up to 26 years). They offer one-to-one counselling as well as local support groups and events.
  • Miscarriage Association – Information and support to those who have been affected by miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy or molar pregnancy. They offer a telephone helpline as well as an online support service via their online forum, email helpline, and Facebook pages.
  • Army Families Federation - For those who have lost a family member in the armed forces.
  • Marie Curie - End-of-life care charity that provides a range of support for people bereaved as a result of any terminal illness, this includes counselling, group, and 1:1 telephone support.

  • Bipolar UK – A user-led charity working to enable people affected by Bipolar disorder / manic depression to take control of their lives.
  • Rethink: Bipolar Disorder – A national mental health charity, working to help everyone affected by mental illness recover a better quality of life.

  • The Chinese Mental Health Association – Representing Chinese mental health issues – phone 0207 613 1008.
  • Diverse Cymru – An innovative new organisation in the Welsh Third Sector, created in recognition of the difficulties and discrimination faced by people experiencing inequality in Wales.
  • The Muslim Youth Helpline – A confidential helpline for young Muslims – phone 0808 808 2008.

  • Young Minds - Provides advice and support if you are being bullied.
  • Bully OnLine – A resource on bullying and related issues.
  • Cyberbullying – Information and support for bullying online.
  • Citizens Advice - Provides some information if you’re being bullied or harassed at work.

  • The Recovery Letters - Letters written by people recovering from depression, addressed to those currently suffering. The letter writers have experienced different types of depression including clinical/major depression, bipolar and post-partum depression.
  • Students Against Depression – Offers UK students comprehensive information and discussion about what depression is and how it works, what contexts depression flourishes in, self-help strategies for tackling depression, and how to get further support and help.
  • Finding Your Way - A guide by Samaritans for anyone struggling to cope with their mental health.

First Person Plural – A charity led by abuse survivors with first hand experience of complex dissociative distress. Members support each other with self-help tips, information etc through the medium of the newsletter and attendance at occasional open members meetings.

  • Beat – A charity for people with eating disorders and their families.
  • 'Men Get Eating Disorders Too' - Through interviews, nine men share their inspiring story of bravery and resilience, sending a message of hope to all sufferers.

  • Gamblers Anonymous UK – People who have joined together to do something about their own gambling problem and to help other compulsive gamblers do the same.
  • Gamcare – Support, information, and advice to anyone suffering through a gambling problem.

  • The Beaumont Society - The largest support group in the UK. Through its work, it promotes a better understanding of the conditions of transgender, transvestism and gender dysphoria.
  • GIRES-Gender Identity Research and Education Society – Information for trans people, their families and the professionals who care for them.
  • The Gender Trust – Supports all those affected by gender identity issues.
  • Mermaids UK - Crisis support for transgender, non-binary and gender-diverse young people and their families. 

  • Hearing the Voice – An interdisciplinary project led by researchers at Durham University which aims to help us better understand the phenomenon of hearing a voice no one else can hear.
  • Hearing Voices Network – A network of voice hearers and individuals who are interested in the experience of hearing voices.
  • Intervoice – International network for training, education, and research into hearing voices.

The Mix – A registered charity providing factsheets and articles on key issues facing young people, including homesickness.

Meetup.com – A website and app that helps you connect with people with similar interests in your local area.