Contacts

UK ChildLine - Free and confidential 24-hour telephone help-line for children and young people 
0800 1111

NSPCC (National Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Children) – free and confidential telephone help-line for adults who are worried about a child 
0808 800 5000  http://www.nspcc.org.uk  

Adfam – the leading national organisation working with and for families affected by drugs and alcohol 
020 7553 7640  http://www.adfam.org.uk

NACOA UK - is the National Association for the Children of Alcoholics
0800 358 3456  http://www.nacoa.org.uk

Alcohol Concern – is the UK national agency for alcohol misuse.
020 7264 0510  http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk http://alcoholandfamilies.org.uk

Alcohol Information Scotland – a wide range of information on alcohol for Scotland http://www.alcoholinformation.isdscotland.org  

Alcohol Focus Scotland – Scotland’s national charity for alcohol misuse 
http://www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk  

The Hideout – website for children living with domestic abuse.
http://www.thehideout.org.uk  

UK National Domestic Violence Helpline (run by Women’s Aid and Refuge) 
0808 2000 247  http://www.womensaid.co.uk

The UK Gold Book - a guide to refuge and domestic abuse services 2007/2008. Produced by the Women’s Aid Federation of England. Link
 
Refuge – national charity for women and children living with domestic violence. Run a series of safe houses (emergency accommodation for these women and children http://www.refuge.org.uk  

Home Office website for Domestic Violence http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/dv/dv01.htm  

UK Respect - a telephone help-line for perpetrators of domestic violence 
0845 122 8609 

UK Men’s Advice Line - for male victims of abuse 
0808 801 0327