Useful Contacts

For queries and referrals regarding someone with mental ill health, including dementia or any other degenerative illness.

Tel: 01274 770118

Offers advocacy on any community issues

Tel: 0844 245 1282

Assist people who need advice, information and support about elder abuse.

Helpline: 0808 808 8141

Website: www.elderabuse.org.uk

Advocacy and support to people with dementia and their carers.

Tel: 01274 733880

Website: www.alzheimers.org.uk

Working with staff in the statutory, independent and voluntary sectors to protect people with learning disabilities who may be at risk from abuse. Also provide advice and information to parents and carers who may have concerns about someone that they are supporting. 

Tel: 0115 951 5400

Website: www.anncraft.org

Beyond Existing 

Support groups for adults who have been abused.

Tel: 0114 270 1782

Email: info@beyondexisting.org.uk

Website: www.beyondexisting.org.uk

Offers women and girls face-to-face counselling, a help line, independent sexual violence advocacy service, outreach counselling and support.

Tel: 01274 308270

Text Service: 0743 575 2975

Email: contactus@brcg.org.uk

Offers a service to women without children, experiencing domestic abuse who want the abuse to stop, but do not want to leave home.

Tel: 01274 667104

Breaking the silence is a counselling service for male victims and survivors of sexual abuse from Asian origin communities throughout West Yorkshire. 

Tel: 0751 277 1944

Email: info@breaking-the-silence.org.uk

Website: www.breaking-the-silence.ork.uk

Carers UK: A UK-wide organisation run by carers and working to support carers.

Carers Line: 0808 808 7777

Website: www.carersuk.org

Carers Resource: A local voluntary organisation supporting carers.

Tel: 01274 449660

If you are concerned about bad practices, poor quality care ort abuse in a care home, domiciliary care, home care or care in a hospital setting.

Tel: 0300 061 6161

Website: www.cqc.org.uk

To report hate crime contact West Yorkshire Police.

Tel: 101 In an emergency CALL 999

There are many other voluntary and community organisations that can help. Use the online DIVA Directory to find out who they are.

Website: www.divabradford.ork.uk

Offers support for women and children who currently live or have lived with domestic violence.

Tel: 01535 210999

For home adaptations and support aids Equality Together can help.

Tel: 01274 594173

Mashwara offers a confidential counselling service for Asian men, aged 13 and over. Offering a range of therapies in helping men with: anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem and confidence, assertiveness, trust, panic, aggression, guilt, honour, shame, substance misuse, relationship problems, marital breakdown, parenting, social isolation, loneliness and self-care.

Tel: 0751 277 1944

Email: info@mashwaracounselling.org.uk

Website: www.mashwaracounselling.org.uk

Offers housing and support to all men who are victims of domestic abuse

Tel: 0300 303 0167

Email: menstandingup@bradfordcyrenians.org.uk

Website: www.bradfordcyrenians.org.uk

A 24 hour helpline offering a service for women experiencing domestic violence.

Tel: 0808 200 0247

For preventing and responding to crime, violence, abuse, threats and harassment.

For emergencies CALL 999

Emergency SMS to text 999 for people who are deaf, hard of hearing and speech-impaired. Please note you will need to register your mobile phone before using the emergency SMS service. 

Register on: www.emergencysms.org.uk

For advice and non-emergencies dial 101

Text: 1800 1101

Local police safeguarding units have been set up to provide support and practical assistance to those adults who may be vulnerable, and to those who may suffer domestic abuse.

Tel: 01274 376116

For information from Social Services contact them via Access Point on 01274 435400

For advocacy support and enquiries.

Tel: 01274 770118