People who can help

In an emergency, always dial 999

Safeguarding and Specialist Services:

Children's Services Referral and Assessment Team

Tel: 01628 683150
Mon - Thurs 8.45 am - 5.15 pm
and Fridays 8.45 am to 4.45 pm

Emergency Children's Services Out of Office Hours

Tel: 01344 786543

Police

Tel: 0845 850 5505 (Switchboard)

East Berks Women's Aid

http://www.ebwomensaid.org.uk/
Tel: 0800 085 2654

Kinara

Asian Women's Service: Tel: 01753 573330

Relate

http://www.relate.org.uk/
Relate is the UK's largest provider of relationship counselling and sex therapy.
Tel: 01628 625320

NSPCC (Child Protection Unit)

www.nspcc.org.uk/helpline
Expert advice from NSPCC advisers, who are all trained child protection officers.
Tel: 0808 800 5000 (Helpline)
Tel: ChildLine 0800 1111 (Children's Helpline)

Kidscape

http://www.kidscape.org.uk/
For parents, guardians or concerned relatives and friends of bullied children.
Tel: 08451 205 204 (Helpline)

Al-Anon

http://www.al-anonuk.org.uk/
Offers understanding and support for families and friends of problem drinkers.
Tel: 020 7403 0888 (Helpline)

Family Rights Group

http://www.frg.org.uk/
The Family Rights Group provides independent advice, information and advocacy to families involved with social care about the care and protection of their children in England and in Wales.
Tel: 0808 801 0366 (Freephone advice line)

National Drugs Helpline (also called Talk to Frank)

http://www.talktofrank.com/

Free and confidential telephone service that offers advice and information for those who are concerned, or have questions, about drugs. Callers might be drug users, recovering or past users, friends, family, colleagues or contacts of drug users.
Tel: 0800 77 66 00 (24 hour helpline)

Missing Persons Helpline

Tel: 0500 700 700 (24 hour helpline)

NHS Smoking Helpline

Tel: 0800 022 4 332 (Helpline)

NHS Direct (24 hours)

Tel: 0845 46 47