It happens. At turbulent times it can be hard to make sense of things. Never hesitate to contact safeguarding professionals, within church or beyond: see our safeguarding page.
Below are some links which might help.
- Bright Sky – free app providing support and information to anyone who may be in an abusive relationship or those concerned about someone they know.
- Clergy Sexual Misconduct – an international advocate-led informational service designed to provide resources around clergy sexual abuse
- ManKind Initiative – support men suffering from domestic abuse from their current or former wife or partner, including same-sex partners
- National Centre for Domestic Violence – specialise in providing free, fast and effective support to survivors of domestic violence and abuse, usually by helping individuals obtain injunctions from their local county court
- Refuge – freephone, 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline (0808 2000 247)
- Refuge tech safety – information and support on tech abuse
- Respect – helpline for male victims of domestic abuse
- Restored – a handbook for female, Christian survivors of domestic abuse
- Restored Survivors’ Network – building a community of female Christian survivors of domestic abuse
- Safe Spaces – a free and independent support service, providing a confidential, personal and safe space for anyone who has been abused through their relationship with either the Church of England, the Catholic Church of England and Wales or the Church in Wales
- Surviving Economic Abuse – UK charity dedicated to raising awareness of economic abuse and transforming responses to it
- Survivors voices – exist to untap the expertise of people affected by abuse in order to change society’s response to trauma