- Useful contacts and services in Wandsworth
- Emotional Support and Counselling
Wandsworth Council Services
Housing Advice Service
Wandsworth Council Housing Department
17-27 Garratt Lane
London, SW18 4AE
Phone: 020 8871 6840
Fax: 020 8871 7825
Minicom: 020 8871 7847
Email: housingadvice@wandsworth.gov.uk
Web: www.wandsworth.gov.uk/housing/
Social Work Service
Wandsworth Social Services
Welbeck House
43-51 Wandsworth High Street
London, SW18 2PS
Phone: 020 8871 7405
Emergency Social Services: 020 8871 6000 (6pm-8am)
Fax: 020 8871 6333
Email: childrenandfamilies@wandsworth.gov.uk
Web: www.wandsworth.gov.uk/Home/CommunityServices/SocialServices/default.htm
Wandsworth & Merton Law Centre
101a Tooting High Street SW17
Telephone Advice 020 8333 6960
Website:www.wandsworthcabx.org.uk/W&Mlc.html
Free Drop-In service giving initial legal advice in areas such as Housing and Family Law. All sessions run from 7pm - 8pm.
Wandsworth Citizen's Advice Bureau
Website: www.wandsworthcabx.org.uk
Wandsworth CAB provide residents of the Borough of Wandsworth with free, independent, confidential and impartial advice on the following areas:
Benefits, Consumer matters, Debt, Education, Employment, Health, Housing, Immigration & Nationality, the Law, Relationships, Tax and so on.
Victim Support Wandsworth
231a Lavender Hill
London SW11 1JR
Phone: 020 7223 1234
A charity offering support and advice to people who experience distress following a crime, including domestic violence and sexual abuse.
Cost: Free. Donations welcomed.
www.vswandsworth.org.uk/public/index.php
Wandsworth Community Drug Team
92 Garratt Lane
London, SW18 4DG
Phone: 020 8877 3252
Drug Information and Advice Line - 24 hour service: 020 8767 8711
Clinics are held at various sites around the borough.
Cost: Free
Emotional Support and Counselling
Woman's Trust
Top Floor
Unit 1, Kensington Cloisters
5 Kensington Church Street
London, W8 4LD
Phone: 020 7795 6444/6999
Fax: 020 7795 6123
Email: wtrust@onetel.net.uk
Web: www.womanstrust.org.uk
Services Provided: Support groups, one-to-one counselling and workshops for women anywhere in London who have or are experiencing abusive/demeaning behaviour from someone close to them.
IMANI Family Support Project
Telephone: 020 7207 1117
Community programme to enhance the lives of families living with or fleeing domestic violence.
Domestic Violence Intervention Project (DVIP)
DVIP offers a range of services to women who are experiencing domestic violence. All our services for women are free and confidential and provided by women staff and volunteers and are available for as long as each individual woman needs or wants them.
DVIP Women’s Support Services
Tel: 020 8748 6512
email: wss@dvip.org website: www.dvip.org
Broken Rainbow
Broken Rainbow Hotline Number 08452 60 44 60
Website: www.lgbt-dv.org/html/rainbow.htm
A referral service for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people experiencing domestic violence
Women and Girls Network
Women and Girls network offer telephone advice and information for women and girls who have experienced any form of violence - sexual, physical or emotional.
They offer listening support and advice on legal and medical matters, housing, money and benefits and will refer to specialist services. Face to face counselling is available as well as complementary health services.
Contact details:
Women and Girls Network
P.O. Box 13095
London
W14 0FE
This is a postal address only
Website: www.wgn.org.uk
Phone: 020 7610 4345
Helpline open: Tuesday: 6pm - 8.30pm. Thursday: 12am - 2.30pm
Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre
PO Box 383
Croydon CR9 2AW
Helpline: 08451 221 331
Office and Counselling: 020 8683 3311
Minicom: 020 8239 1124
email: info@rasasc.org.uk
Web: www.rasasc.org.uk
Support and counselling for women and girls who have been raped or sexually abused. Telephone helpline, face-to-face counselling giving emergency and on-going support. Legal and medical information. Helpline open Monday to Friday 12-2.30pm & 7-9.30pm and Saturday & Sunday 2.30-5pm. Counselling available Monday to Friday 9am-7pm.
Action on Elder Abuse
Action on Elder Abuse is focused exclusively on the abuse of older people.
They run a helpline whic offers confidential advice, information and emotional support. It is available to people who are being abused, those who are concerned about possible abuse, carers and workers who may have similar concerns, and those who are interested in finding out more about elder abuse.
Helpline: UK 0808 808 8141
Website: www.elderabuse.org.uk/Mainpages/Mainpage.htm
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