Oldham

web: www.oldham.gov.uk

Jigsaw Support

Name of service: Oldham Women’s Service
Opening hours: 24/7
Contact number: 01616275129
Contact email: Threshold-GMWS_team@thp.org.uk
Website: www.support.jigsawhomes.org.uk/our-services/
Who they support: Women,
What forms of abuse they support with: Domestic Abuse & Violence, Sexual Abuse & Violence, So called ‘Honour Based Violence’, Forced Marriage, Female Genital Mutilation, Stalking
Description of service: Women’s Domestic Abuse Refuge
What they offer: Refuge
Support offered via: Telephone & Face to Face

Name of service: Greater Manchester Domestic Abuse Helpline
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 10am-4pm
Contact number: 0800 254 0909
Contact email: Helpline@independentchoices.org.uk
Website: www.domesticabusehelpline.co.uk
Who they support: Men, Women, BAMER, LGBT & No Recourse to Public Funds
What forms of abuse they support with: Domestic Abuse & Violence, Sexual Abuse & Violence, So called ‘Honour Based Violence’, Forced Marriage, Female Genital Mutilation, Stalking
Description of service: A free and confidential helpline, providing support to anyone over the age of 16 who is experiencing/has previously experienced domestic abuse/violence in any form. Our helpline can not only be accessed by victims, but by professionals, as well as friends and family who want to support loved ones. We also run the Community Helpline Language Service (CHLS), offering advice and support in Urdu and Punjabi. We have a wide knowledge around cultural issues and barriers facing BAME communities, such as Honour Based Violence/Abuse, Forced Marriage, FGM, immigration issues, no recourse to public funds, Sharia divorce, domestic work/slavery. We’re able to access Language Line, for callers who speak other languages.
What they offer: Advocacy & Advice
Support offered via: Telephone & Email

Name of service: Greater Manchester Rape Crisis
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 10 am to 4 pm. Wedensday and Thursday evenings 6pm to 9pm
Contact number: 0161 273 4500
Contact email: help@manchesterrapecrisis.co.uk
Website: https://www.manchesterrapecrisis.co.uk/
Who they support: Women
What forms of abuse support with: Sexual Abuse & Violence
Description of service: GMRC provides information and support to women who have experienced rape or sexual abuse whether as a child or an adult, no matter how long ago it happened and whether or not it has been reported to the police.
What they offer: Helpline, counselling and ISVA services Group work, ISVA service, Helpline, specialist South Asian Women’s service
Support offered via: Face to Face, Telephone, email and video counselling

Name of service: Helpline & face-to-face counselling
Opening hours: Helpline Tuesday & Thursday 6 -9pm Sunday 3 – 6pm
Contact number: 0161 647 7559
Contact email: traffordrapecrisis@googlemail.com
Website: https: //traffordrapecrisis.com/
Who they support: Women, BAMER, LGBT
What forms of abuse support with: Sexual Abuse & Violence
Description of service: Face-to face counselling service for women age over 18 who have experienced sexual violence at any time in their life.
What they offer: Helpline, counselling
Support offered via: Face to Face, Telephone, email

Name of service: LGBT Domestic Abuse Service
Opening hours: Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
Contact number: 03453 303 030
Contact email: dasupport@lgbt.foundation
Website: https://lgbt.foundation/domesticabuse
Who they support: LGBT
What forms of abuse support with: Domestic Abuse & Violence
Description of service: Our domestic abuse service offers support to individuals who are currently at risk of, or have previously experienced domestic abuse whether this is from a partner, ex-partner, or family member. This service provides practical help and advice, and emotional support for those who have been, or currently are experiencing domestic abuse. Our 1:1 casework support can help with areas like safety planning, power and control, healthy relationships, boundaries, consent, health and wellbeing, and assertive communication. Practical Housing Advice- For those who are at risk of homelessness, or who are currently homeless due to domestic abuse, we can offer practical housing advice. This would include 1:1 sessions with a domestic abuse caseworker where you will be offered advice and guidance around benefits, housing options, safety and budgeting to ensure long term security.
What they offer: Advice
Support offered via: Telephone

Name of service: Domestic Violence & Gender Based Violence (GBV) Specialist Service
Opening hours: 9-4pm
Contact number: 07958 659203
Contact email: enquiries@olivepathway.org.uk
Website: www.olivepathway.org.uk
Who they support: Women
What forms of abuse they support with: Domestic Abuse & Violence
Description of service: Olive Pathway provides specialist support services to BME women victims and survivors of Domestic Violence and Gender Based Violence (GBV) within Greater Manchester.
What they offer: Outreach
Support offered via: Face to Face

Name of service: TLC – Talk Listen Change
Opening hours: Service Delivery Hours: Mon-Fri, 9am – 9pm, Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 9am – 4:30pm
Contact number: 0161 872 1100
Contact email: referrals@talklistenchange.org.uk. Contact for Children and Young People – bradleyodonoghue@talklistenchange.org.uk
Website: www.talklistenchange.org.uk
Who they support: Women, men, children, victims, perpetrators
What forms of abuse they support with: Domestic Abuse & Violence
Description of service: We work across Greater Manchester to deliver a wide range of projects and services for individuals, couples, families and communities focused on behaviour change. We provide a service for young people who are displaying harmful behaviours towards parents or carers and also run a service for young people who are displaying harmful behaviours towards siblings or intimate partners. Our services for adults include a programme for women to address unsafe and unhealthy behaviour in intimate relationships, and one aimed at men too. In addition we run the Drive Programme, which is aimed at perpetrators of domestic abuse. We work in various boroughs in Manchester.
What they offer: Behaviour change work with young people and adults displaying harmful behaviours.
Support offered via: Counselling, group work, Behaviour change work with young people and adults displaying harmful behaviours