Trafford

Trafford Domestic Abuse Services

  • Name of service: Domestic Abuse Service 
  • Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm
  • Contact number: 0161 872 7368
  • Contact email: admin@tdas.org.uk
  • Website: https://www.tdas.org.uk
  • Who they support: Women, Men, LGBT, children (16 and under) & No Recourse to Public
  • What forms of abuse support with: Domestic Abuse & Violence, Sexual Abuse & Violence, So called ‘Honour Based Violence’, Forced Marriage, Female Genital Mutilation, Stalking
  • Description of service: Trafford Domestic Abuse Services (TDAS) is a registered charity. We offer support to individuals and families living or working in the Trafford area who are suffering or who have suffered domestic abuse. We provide both intervention and prevention services and work in partnership with other voluntary organisations to support families across Greater Manchester.
  • What they offer: Outreach, Counselling, Advocacy, group work, Advice
  • Support offered via:  Face to Face, Telephone, Live chat, Email  

Women Matta

    • Name of service: Healthy Relationships
    • Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm
    • Contact number: 0161 232 1778
    • Contact email:
    • Website: https://www.womeninprison.org.uk/
    • Who they support: 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:
    • what they offer: Advocacy & Advice, Group work, Drop ins 
    • Support offered via:  Telephone, Face to Face  & Email  

Independent Choices Greater Manchester

  • 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

Greater Manchester Rape Crisis

  • 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

TRC Sexual Abuse & Rape Support Greater Manchester

  • 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 

LGBT Foundation

  • Name of service: LGBT Domestic Abuse Service
  • Opening hours: Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
  • Contact number: 0345 330 3030
  • 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

Olive Pathway

  • 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     

TLC – Talk Listen Change

  • 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,
  • What forms of abuse they support with:  Domestic Abuse & Violence
  • Description of service:

Talk Listen Change is an award-winning North West charity which supports people to have safe, healthy and happy relationships.

We work across Greater Manchester to deliver a wide range of projects and services for individuals, couples, families and communities focused on behaviour change.

Children & Young People Displaying Harmful Behaviours: Respect Young People’s Programme: A service for young people who are displaying harmful behaviours towards parents or carers. It is designed for young people ages 13 – 19, but we can take young people who are ages 10 – 12 and 20 – 21 on a case by case basis. Harmful behaviour can include verbal aggression, physical abuse, sexualisation, emotional or psychological abuse.

This programme is up to 4 months long and includes 1-to-1, family and group work. Encourage Healthy Relationships: A service for young people who are displaying harmful behaviours towards siblings or intimate partners. It is designed for young people ages 13 – 19, but we can take young people who are ages 10 – 12 and 20 – 21 on a case by case basis. This is delivered 1-to-1.

Children & Young People’s Counselling:
For young people ages 5 – 19 who are accessing any of our Children & Young People’s programme. We deliver 8 – 10 person centred, holistic sessions by a qualified TLC Children & Young Persons counsellor. Contact for Children & Young People: bradleyodonoghue@talklistenchange.org.uk

Adult Programmes: Women’s Behaviour Change Programmes – supporting women to address unsafe and unhealthy behaviour in intimate relationships. Men’s Behaviour Change Programmes – supporting women to address unsafe and unhealthy behaviour in intimate relationships.

Drive Programme – Aimed at perpetrators of domestic abuse who pose a serious risk of harm to those they are in relationships with. We work in various boroughs in Manchester. Make a referral: https://talklistenchange.org.uk/make-an-appointment/

Email: referrals@talklistenchange.org.uk
Number: 0161 872 1100
Website: www.talklistenchange.org.uk

Service Delivery Hours: Mon-Fri, 9am – 9pm
Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 9am – 4:30pm

  • 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

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