This section provides links to useful websites. If you find that a website link has changed, or you have other useful sites that we can add, then please contact us and let us know so that we can update this site for other users.

Avon & Refuge website- Spot some of the signs of domestic violence, what you can do to support a friend   http://www.1in4women.com/

Adviceguide (Citizens Advice website)
General information about domestic violence
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/family_parent/family/domestic_violence.htm

Al-Anon/Alateen
Offering hope and help to families and friends of alcoholics.
http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/english.html

BBC Hitting Home Website
Advice and information about domestic violence including links to other organisations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/hh/

Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit
This unit based in London Metropolitan University provides training, reasearch and consultancy on violence against children and women. Excellent links to other sites
http://www.cwasu.org

Counselling Directory
The purpose of the site is ultimately to provide the UK with a huge counselling support network, enabling those in distress to find a counsellor close to them and appropriate for their needs. This is a free, confidential service that will hopefully encourage those in distress to seek help. The website also contains a number of sections on emotional disorders (types of distress section) and provides some useful statistics. Every counsellor on the site who has submitted their profile has either sent a copy of their qualifications and insurance cover to us, or is registered with a professional body online with recognised codes of ethics and practice, this way we can be assured of their professionalism.
www.counselling-directory.org.uk

Mind
Mind is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales.
http://www.mind.org.uk/

Project SPEAR
SPEAR Support for those who self harm and their relatives
http://www.patient.co.uk/leaflets/project_spear.htm

Sexual violence
A handbook for adult survivors of sexual violence
http://www.rightsofwomen.org.uk

She’s in Recovery
Online community for women in recovery from addiction
http://www.shesinrecovery.com

There4me.com
For all 12-16 year-olds living in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands. On screen advice about all sorts of things…bullying, relationships, exams, drugs, difficulties at home, etc Or send an e-letter to Sam, our agony aunt. Talk 1-2-1 in ‘real time’ with an NSPCC adviser, or e-mail for reply within 24 hours. You don’t have to say who you are – you stay in control.
http://www.there4me.com/home/index.asp

UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group
Immigration rights for same sex couples and asylum seekers.
http://www.uklgig.org.uk

UK Self Help
On-line directory of self help groups around the UK.
http://www.ukselfhelp.info

Womens Aid Federation of England
Mission is to advocate for abused women and children and to ensure their safety by working locally and nationally too.
http://www.womensaid.org.uk/