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Afghanistan Capacity Development and Educational Organization (ACDEO)

Afghanistan’s only family support helpline. 6464 is a toll-free number in Afghanistan that provides phone-based counselling, legal aid and referrals to ground-based social service providers. The Family Helpline call operators have a strong awareness of cultural and religious sensitivity. As trained legal consultants, religious scholars and social workers, the operators… Read More

TGP Cymru - Travelling Ahead

Helpline providing advice and support to Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities around Wales. The Team can help with issues including rights and entitlements, make sure your voices are heard, fair treatment and help challenging discrimination. Further support includes help with accommodation, education, consumer rights, legal rights, making a complaint, speaking… Read More

Rape Crisis Scotland - Scottish Women's Rights Centre Legal Helpline

Free, legal helpline for women survivors of gender based violence across Scotland, including sexual crimes, domestic abuse, stalking, HBV, trafficking, FGM and forced marriage. Offers information and advice on protective orders, reporting crimes, rights of victims in the justice process, welfare, child contact and residence (following GBV) and access to… Read More

Shelter England

Provide advice and information for people with a housing problem or who are homeless/about to become homeless. Issues dealt with include housing rights, harassment, illegal eviction, rent and mortgage arrears, disrepair, housing benefit, domestic violence and other issues. Campaigns on housing issues for people who are homeless or badly housed…. Read More

One Parent Families Scotland

Free, confidential information on benefit/tax credit entitlement, child maintenance, contact problems, legal issues, housing options, employment, education, childcare. The helpline is available to any lone parent or organisation that works with lone parents in Scotland. Local projects in Dundee, Glasgow, North Lanarkshire and Maddiston, near Falkirk. Flexible Childcare Services in… Read More

NYAS

The Helpline provides a free single point of access to all NYAS services. Some mobile networks may charge the same as a landline charge to connect to 0808 numbers. Callback available. Team of advisers support support children, young people, and vulnerable adults to ensure their rights are up held. Welcome… Read More

Mind - Legal Line

Provide legal information and general advice on mental health related law covering mental health, mental capacity, community care and human rights and discrimination/equality related to mental health issues.

GlobalARRK (Global Action on Relocation & Return with Kids

Charity supporting “Stuck Parents” who have moved abroad and cannot return to their home country with their children. This includes parents who have ‘abducted’ their children to their home country. The Parent Support service can be contacted via email, Facebook message or online website form. The Team call parents back… Read More

Thirtyone:eight

Confidential safeguarding helpline providing 24 hour support, information and advice to workers, leaders, trustees, parents, carers, professionals and survivors. The helpline team can provide advice and support on a wide range of safeguarding standards, including policy and practice guidance, safer recruitment, responding to and managing allegations of abuse, management of… Read More

Howard League for Penal Reform

Confidential legal service for young people, including those in prison. An answerphone service is available and callers should make sure that their name, prison and prison number are clearly stated. Anyone can call the advice line if they have a problem that might have a legal answer. If unable to… Read More

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