* National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) - Tel: 0800 800 500

* Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) - Tel: 00 749 129 744

* Children First (formerly Royal Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) - Tel: 0131 337 8539

* Kidscape - Tel: 020 7730 3300

* Respond (support regarding learning difficulties) - Tel: 0808 808 0700

* ChildLine (helpline for children/young people) - Tel: 0800 1111

* Youth Access (information and advice for young people) - Tel: 020 8772 9900

* Parentline (helpline for parents/carers) - Tel: 0808 800 2222

* Gingerbread - Tel: 020 7488 9300

* Family Matters - Tel: 01474 536661

* Home-Start - Tel: 0116 233 9955

* Advisory Council for Education - Tel: 020 7354 8321

* Children's Legal Centre - Tel: 01206 873 820

* Association of Child Abuse Lawyers - Tel: 01923 286 888

* Rights of Women (free legal advice by women for women) - Tel: 020 7251 6575

* Women's Aid (national domestic violence helpline) - Tel: 0845 702 3468

* Refuge Advice Line (for women who are looking for a Refuge) - Tel: 0990 995 443

* Samaritans - Tel: 0345 90 90 90

* Threshold InfoLine (mental health information run by women for women) - Tel: 0845 3000 911

* Victim Support Helpline - Tel: 0845 303 0900

* British Association for Counsellors - Tel: 08704 435252

* 1 in 4 (for male and female survivors of sexual abuse, run by survivors) - Tel: 020 8697 2112

* RASAC (rape and sexual abuse centre) - Tel: 020 8239 1122

* MIND (mental health helpline) - Tel: 08457 660163

* Young Minds (mental health helpline for young people) - Tel: 020 7336 8445

* www.abuselaw.co.uk - Information on abuse and the law

* Careline (crisis telephone counselling for children, young people and adults on any issue) - Tel: 020 8514 1177