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By Women,
For Women
Treating Women with Kindness, Compassion and Respect

Resources

We may not be able to help you with what you need but there are many organisations out there who can.

Worried about your safety?

For immediate danger, always call 999 for help.

If you want to report criminal activity, you can call 101.

You can call Crimestoppers which allows you to report things anonymously.  0800555111

Lincolnshire Drug and Alcohol services

Lincoln – 01522 305518
The New Avenue
26-30 Newland
Lincoln
LN1 1XG

Grantham – 01476 512950
71 High Street
Grantham
NG31 6NR

Skegness – 01754 809823
30 Roman Bank
Skegness
PE25 2SG

Boston – 01205 319920
70-74 Wide Bargate
Boston
PE21 6RY

Women's Aid

Women’s Aid is running a dedicated service for professionals who are currently working with survivors of domestic abuse, seeking refuge accommodation and support.

Rape Crisis

We support people of all genders and ages who live or work in Lincolnshire, who have been affected by any form of sexual violence at any point in their lives and are willing to engage in support/therapy relating to these experiences. 0800 33 4 55 00

Wednesday 9.30am-11.30am, Thursday 2.30pm-4.30pm

Domestic Abuse

Behaviour can be abusive if it is any of the following from a family member or intimate partner:
  • Destructive criticism and verbal abuse.
  • Pressuring you to do things through withholding money, removing access to your phone/car, threatening to take away your children.
  • Disrespect. Putting you down, ignoring you, refusing to help.
  • Lying or withholding information, jealousy, having other intimate relationships.
  • Stealing from you.
  • Isolating you. Preventing you from seeing friends and family.
  • Harassment. Following you and checking up on you.
  • Threats to harm you, your children, your pets or others that you love. Breaking things, shouting, using size to intimidate.
  • Sexual and physical violence.
  • Denial (Gaslighting) saying that you don’t feel the way you do, that the behaviour is your fault, denying that the abuse happened.

If you or someone that you know is experiencing an abusive relationship, please get in touch with Lincolnshire Domestic Abuse Service.

https://edanlincs.org.uk/ldass/

LDAS offer specialist support and assistance to individuals and families in Lincolnshire who are experiencing domestic abuse. Providing information, advice and support to those in Lincolnshire affected by Domestic Abuse.

https://ldass.org.uk/contact

 

Call our support hub (9am – 5pm weekdays):
01522 510041

Call the national (24 hour) helpline:
0808 2000 247

 

Visit their website to find our more:
https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk

Email: info@ldass.org.uk

Secure email via CJSM: ldass.referral@edanlincs.cjsm.net

Child Safeguarding

01522 782111 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm)

Adult Safeguarding

01522 782155 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm)

Samaritans

Providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide.

Call 116 123

Available 24 hours a day, calls are free from landlines and mobile phones.

Email: jo@samaritans.org (response within 24 hours)

More info: samaritans.org

NHS 111

You may be able to speak to a nurse, or mental health nurse, over the phone.

Call 111

Available 24 hours a day, calls are free from landlines and mobile phones.

Mental Health

Trauma is an event or series of events that overwhelm your normal ability to cope emotionally. You may feel unusually stressed or anxious, have troubling thoughts or struggle with activities that you used to be able to do.

If you think that you may have experienced trauma, it could be useful to discuss this with a specialist: 

https://www.lincolntraumacentre.org.uk/

Financial Worries and Legal Advice

South Lincolnshire: https://www.citizensadvicesouthlincs.org.uk/

Lincoln: https://www.citizensadvicelincoln.org.uk/

Mid Lincolnshire: https://camidlincs.org.uk/

Bereavement support

At a loss can connect you with specialist support in your local area.

www.ataloss.org/faqs/lincolnshire-centre-forgrief-and-loss

Samaritans is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland, often through their telephone helpline.

TEL: 116123
EMAIL: jo@samaritans.org
www.samaritans.org