Abuse, Safety and Relationships

Domestic Abuse and Harmful Relationships

Leeway

Provides free, confidential support for adults, children and young people affected by domestic abuse across Norfolk and Suffolk.

Alumah

Provides support for people affected by domestic abuse in West Suffolk, including children and young people.

Restore

Supports women and children affected by domestic abuse in Suffolk, including those who need help to access safety and rebuild their lives.

NIDAS (Norfolk Integrated Domestic Abuse Service)

Provides support for people affected by domestic abuse in Norfolk, helping them consider their options and access appropriate support.

Women’s Aid

Offers information and support for women and children affected by domestic abuse, including guidance on recognising abuse and finding help.

National Domestic Abuse Helpline

Free, confidential support for women experiencing domestic abuse in England. The helpline is available 24 hours a day.

Lighthouse Women’s Aid 

A Suffolk-based service supporting women, young people and children affected by domestic abuse.

The Magdalene Group

Supports women affected by sexual exploitation, coercion and sexual violence, and young people affected by or at risk of child sexual exploitation across Norfolk. Its projects include the Rose Project for young people and Doorway services for women.

The Daisy Programme 

Provides support for adults living with or affected by domestic abuse in the Breckland area of Norfolk.

Find details through Norfolk Constabulary’s support directory.

Sexual Abuse, Sexual Violence and Exploitation

The Ferns Sexual Assault Referral Centre

Provides free, confidential healthcare and practical and emotional support for people of all ages in Suffolk who have experienced sexual assault or rape. You can seek help whether the assault happened recently or in the past, and you do not have to report to the police to access support.

Sue Lambert Trust

A Norfolk charity supporting people aged 18 and over who have experienced sexual abuse, sexual assault or sexual violence. Check its website for current referral arrangements, as referrals may be paused when demand is high.

Survivors in Transition

Supports adults who have experienced sexual abuse in childhood and men who have experienced sexual violence in adulthood, based in Suffolk.

Norfolk and Suffolk Victim Care

Offers free, confidential emotional and practical support for people affected by crime, including sexual abuse, violence and exploitation. You do not have to have reported the crime to the police to ask for support.

The Magdalene Group: Rose Project

Provides specialist support for young people across Norfolk who have been affected by, or are at risk of, child sexual exploitation.

National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC)

Offers support and information for adults who experienced abuse in childhood.

Online Safety and Image-Based Abuse

Childline: Report Remove

Helps young people under 18 in the UK to confidentially report sexual images or videos of themselves and seek to have them removed from the internet.

CEOP Safety Centre

Allows children, young people, parents and professionals to report concerns about online sexual abuse, grooming or someone behaving in a sexually inappropriate way online.

Revenge Porn Helpline

Provides advice and support for adults aged 18 and over whose intimate images have been shared, or who are being threatened with having them shared, without their consent.

Childline

Provides free, confidential support to children and young people who are worried about abuse, bullying, relationships, online safety or anything else.

Telephone: 0800 1111

Get Safe Online

Offers practical information about online safety, privacy, scams and protecting your devices and personal information.

Safeguarding Concerns

If you are worried that a child or adult is being abused, neglected or exploited, you can contact the relevant safeguarding service for advice or to report a concern.

Suffolk: concerns about a child or young person

Contact Customer First on 0808 800 4005 or visit the Suffolk County Council safeguarding page.

Norfolk: concerns about a child or young person

Members of the public can contact Norfolk County Council on 0344 800 8020.

Suffolk: concerns about an adult

Visit Suffolk County Council’s safeguarding page for information on how to report abuse or neglect.

Norfolk: concerns about an adult

Contact Norfolk County Council on 0344 800 8020 or visit its safeguarding information pages.

If a crime is taking place or someone is in immediate danger, call 999. For non-emergency police matters, call 101. 

More information

For further local services and guidance, visit:

• Suffolk County Council: Domestic abuse and sexual violence
• Norfolk Constabulary: Domestic abuse support organisations
• Norfolk and Suffolk Victim Care: Sexual abuse and violence

Please note: Services have different eligibility criteria, referral routes and availability. Please check directly with each organisation for the latest information. Inclusion in this list does not constitute an endorsement by Brave Futures.