We have put together a list of organisations you may find helpful. Please reach out if you need support.
If you have an issue of sexual harassment in your workplace you should contact your trade union.
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Alliance for Choice - For support on how to access safe and legal abortion services in Northern Ireland. www.alliance4choice.com
ICNI - A counselling platform for pregnant women, based on a pro-choice ethos. www.informingchoicesni.org/counselling
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Childline - Offer counselling and many other services for children and young people up to their 19 birthday. 0800 1111 - www.childline.org.uk
Youth Action - Helps inspire young people to find their true potential and excel in areas such as political activism, performing arts, youth work, education, business, technology and international affairs. www.youthaction.org
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Equality Commission NI - Providing advice and assistance for people who feel they have been discriminated against. www.equalityni.org/Home
Labour Relations Agency - Provides free, impartial and confidential services to employers, employer bodies, employees and workers in Northern Ireland. www.lra.org.uk/
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Belfast Trans Resource Centre - A community hub for trans, non-binary and questioning people and their families and friends in the Belfast area. www.belfasttrans.org.uk
Cara Friend - Provide a range of services that serve and empower the LGBTQI+ community in Northern Ireland. www.cara-friend.org.uk
HereNI - a community organisation, supporting lesbian and bisexual women and their families. Through providing information; peer support; facilitating training; lobbying government and agencies on your behalf. www.hereni.org
Rainbow Project - Promotes the health and wellbeing of the LGBT people and their families in Northern Ireland. www.rainbow-project.org/counselling
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Lifeline -Speak to a qualified counsellor who can provide immediate help and support. Lifeline is Northern Ireland's crisis response helpline. Available 24/7. 0808 808 8000
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Domestic & Sexual Violence Helpline - This helpline is open to women and men affected by domestic abuse or violence, providing information, advice and support. This free telephone service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. 0808 802 1414
Nexus - Nexus is Northern Ireland's sexual trauma charity offering information and support, specialist counselling and therapeutic interventions to anyone affected by sexual assault, violence or trauma. www.nexusni.org
Right to be - Offer workshops and resources to take action and respond to harassment of all kinds, such as free online bystander courses. https://righttobe.org/
SOLA - Offer legal advice and support to adult victims of a serious sexual offence from qualified lawyers. SOLAs are based in Victim Support NI and are independent from the police and prosecution services. sola@victimsupportniorg.uk
Belfast: 028 9024 3133 Foyle: 028 7370 086
Rape Crisis - Provide support services for anyone who is 16 and over and has experienced serious sexual assault and rape in adulthood. www.rapecrisisni.org.uk 08000246991
Rowan Centre - The Rowan Centre is the regional Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) for Northern Ireland, they offer a range of support and services for children, young people, women and men who have experienced sexual violence and abuse, recently and in the past. www.therowan.net/ 0800 389 4424
Surviving Economic Abuse - The effects of economic abuse can last a lifetime, with some women never free of the abuser’s control. SEA offers support and advice on how to stop economic abuse. https://survivingeconomicabuse.org/
Tell Someone Project - The Tell Someone project was set up to help people who have experienced any type of sexual violence share their story with the people in their life, by offering a range of resources to make this conversation easier. www.tellsomeoneproject.org/
Mens Advisory Project - A support line offering confidential counselling, information and referral services for men who are victims of domestic abuse. www.mapni.co.uk/ Belfast: 028 9024 1929 Foyle: 028 7116 0001
Women’s Aid - Addresses domestic abuse and provides services for women and children. www.womensaidni.org
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Common Youth - Offers free, confidential sexual health and wellbeing services to those under 25's in Northern Ireland. hello@commonyouth.com Belfast: 028 9032 8866 Coleraine: 028 7034 2178
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PSNI - Report crimes to the Police Service Northern Ireland online or by calling 101 if they are not an emergency. You can also call 101 to give information to the police or make an enquiry. www.psni.police.uk/contact-us
Victim Support - Offer a free and confidential service helping people affected by crime, whether or not a crime has been reported and regardless of how long ago the event took place. www.victimsupportni.com