Resources

Support led by and for disabled people, plus health advocacy and patient-safety resources for people navigating medical harm, gaslighting, and unequal care.

• Ann Craft Trust (opens in a new tab)Safeguards adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults from abuse, with training and specialist guidance.
• AvMA - Action Against Medical Accidents (opens in a new tab)Supports people affected by avoidable medical harm through advice, inquest support, and patient-safety campaigns.
• BHA for Equality (opens in a new tab)Tackles health and social care inequalities for Black and minoritised communities in Northern England.
• Disability Rights UK (opens in a new tab)Campaigns for disabled people's rights and signposts support for independent living.
• HSSIB - Health Services Safety Investigations Body (opens in a new tab)Investigates NHS patient safety concerns in England and recommends national improvements.
• Leonard Cheshire (opens in a new tab)Supports disabled people to live, learn, and work independently.
• Medical Justice (opens in a new tab)Upholds the health and legal rights of people in immigration detention.
• Mencap (opens in a new tab)Supports people with a learning disability and their families to access information and safeguarding help.
• MS Society - Medical gaslighting and MS (opens in a new tab)Research blog on medical gaslighting and self-advocacy for people with MS.
• Respond (opens in a new tab)Provides psychotherapy for people with learning disabilities and/or autism affected by trauma or abuse.
• Scope (opens in a new tab)Offers practical information and emotional support for disabled people and families.
• SignHealth (opens in a new tab)Improves deaf people's health and wellbeing, including specialist domestic abuse support.
• Stay Safe East (opens in a new tab)Advocacy for disabled survivors of abuse, violence, and hate crime across London.
• The Patients Association (opens in a new tab)Campaigns for improvements in health and social care and amplifies patient voices.
• Thrive - older or disabled people (opens in a new tab)Domestic abuse support for older and disabled survivors.

Support for people experiencing weight stigma, fatphobia, body discrimination, and related eating distress or harm.

• Anybody UK (opens in a new tab)Challenges body ideal norms and supports people affected by body shaming and weight stigma.
• First Steps ED - Health, weight stigma & fatphobia (opens in a new tab)Explores the harms of health-related weight stigma and fatphobia.

Specialist support for people at risk of honour-based abuse and forced marriage.

• Bawso (opens in a new tab)Supports Black and minoritised women and children affected by domestic abuse and honour-based abuse in Wales.
• IKWRO (Iranian and Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation) (opens in a new tab)Supports Middle Eastern, North African, and Afghan women and girls facing honour-based abuse and forced marriage.
• Karma Nirvana (opens in a new tab)Runs the national Honour Based Abuse Helpline and supports survivors of honour-based abuse.

Support for people who have been trafficked or exploited, and for those seeking safety from modern slavery and exploitation.

• Ella's (opens in a new tab)Provides safe housing and recovery support for women trafficked for sexual exploitation.
• Halo Project (opens in a new tab)Works to end modern slavery and human trafficking and supports survivors.
• Helen Bamber Foundation (opens in a new tab)Supports survivors of torture, trafficking, and human rights violations.
• Unseen (opens in a new tab)Fights modern slavery and human trafficking and operates the Modern Slavery Helpline.

Specialist services for LGBTQ+ people experiencing abuse, hate, or coercion.

• EACH (opens in a new tab)Affirms LGBTQ+ lives and offers support where homophobia or transphobia causes harm.
• Galop (opens in a new tab)The UK's LGBT+ anti-abuse charity offering support for hate crime, domestic abuse, and conversion practices.
• Imaan (opens in a new tab)Supports LGBTQ+ Muslims and their families in a safe, affirming space.
• Regard (opens in a new tab)LGBTQ+ disabled people's organisation campaigning for equality and offering peer support.
• Stonewall (opens in a new tab)The UK's leading LGBTQ+ rights organisation tackling discrimination through research and campaigns.

Immigration status, legal rights, appeals, and advocacy for people failed by the justice and immigration systems.

• APPEAL (opens in a new tab)Challenges wrongful convictions and unfair sentences for people who cannot afford an appeal lawyer.
• Centre for Women's Justice (opens in a new tab)Holds the state to account for violence against women and challenges discrimination in the justice system.
• Settled (opens in a new tab)Provides free immigration advice for EU citizens and Ukrainians in the UK.

Specialist support for older people experiencing abuse, harm, or neglect.

• Age UK (opens in a new tab)Advice and local services helping older people stay safe and recognise abuse.
• Hourglass (opens in a new tab)The UK's only charity focused on abuse and neglect of older people.

By-and-for services for racially, culturally and ethnically minoritised people, including Black, Asian, migrant, faith and Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities.

• Friends, Families and Travellers (opens in a new tab)Works to end racism and discrimination against Gypsy, Traveller, and Roma communities.
• Glasgow Clyde Rape Crisis - Ruby Service (opens in a new tab)Culturally sensitive support for survivors from minority groups in Glasgow and Clyde.
• Jewish Women's Aid (JWA) (opens in a new tab)Specialist domestic abuse support for Jewish women and children.
• Latin American Women's Aid (LAWA) (opens in a new tab)Refuge and advocacy for Latin American and minoritised women fleeing gender-based violence.
• Refuge - culturally specific services (opens in a new tab)Culturally specific support for women from South Asian, African, and other minoritised communities.
• Report Racism GRT (opens in a new tab)Reporting platform for Gypsy, Traveller, and Roma people facing racism.
• RISE UK - BME service (opens in a new tab)Domestic abuse support for Black and minoritised women in Brighton & Hove.
• Saheli (opens in a new tab)Domestic abuse support for South Asian women across the North West.
• Sistah Space (opens in a new tab)Supports African and Caribbean heritage women and girls affected by domestic and sexual abuse.
• Women's Support & Recovery Project - MEVSS (opens in a new tab)Advocacy and recovery for minoritised women and girls affected by abuse in Greater Manchester.

Help for people targeted because of who they are, and advice on reporting racism and hate crime.

• British Muslim Trust (opens in a new tab)Confidential support and reporting for victims of anti-Muslim hate.
• Community Security Trust (CST) (opens in a new tab)Protects British Jews from antisemitism with 24-hour emergency support and incident reporting.
• Equality Advisory Support Service (EASS) (opens in a new tab)Official helpline advising on equality and human rights issues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
• Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab)Promotes equality and challenges discrimination in Northern Ireland.
• SARI (Stand Against Racism & Inequality) (opens in a new tab)Supports victims of hate crime and discrimination in the South West.
• SEEAC - On Your Side (opens in a new tab)Support for East and Southeast Asian people facing racism, hate crime, and harassment.
• Stop Hate UK (opens in a new tab)24-hour independent reporting and support for anyone affected by hate crime.
• Tell MAMA (opens in a new tab)Supports victims of anti-Muslim hate and Islamophobia across the UK.

National and specialist support for people experiencing domestic abuse, coercive control, stalking, economic abuse, and financial harm, plus advocacy for those bereaved by domestic homicide.

• AAFDA - Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (opens in a new tab)Advocacy and peer support for families bereaved by domestic homicide.
• Action Against Stalking (opens in a new tab)Scottish charity supporting victims of stalking and harassment.
• Alice Ruggles Trust (opens in a new tab)Works to end stalking through education, training, and prevention programmes.
• Financially Included (opens in a new tab)Supports survivors of economic abuse to rebuild financial safety and independence.
• Paladin National Stalking Advocacy Service (opens in a new tab)Trauma-informed advocacy for victims of stalking across England and Wales.
• Protection Against Stalking (opens in a new tab)Raises awareness of stalking and campaigns for specialist victim support.
• Surviving Economic Abuse (opens in a new tab)Leading UK charity for people who have experienced economic abuse.
• Suzy Lamplugh Trust (opens in a new tab)Personal safety charity offering advice and the National Stalking Helpline.
• Victim Support - Relationship Fraud Service (opens in a new tab)Specialist support for people deceived or financially exploited by someone they trusted.
• Women's Aid (opens in a new tab)Works to end domestic abuse against women and children.

Digital safety, online harassment, image-based abuse, tech-facilitated coercive control, and scams and fraud prevention.

• AbilityNet - Shield yourself from scams (opens in a new tab)Practical, accessible tips to help people recognise and avoid scams.
• Chayn (opens in a new tab)Digital, trauma-informed resources for survivors of gender-based violence.
• Friends Against Scams (opens in a new tab)National Trading Standards initiative helping people protect themselves and communities from scams.
• PEN America - Online Harassment Field Manual (opens in a new tab)Practical guide for anyone facing online harassment.
• Refuge Tech Safety (opens in a new tab)Practical safety guides for technology-facilitated abuse and coercive control.
• Restless - Dementia and financial scams (opens in a new tab)Guidance on preventing financial scams targeting people living with dementia.