Support

Paul Lavelle Foundation

The Paul Lavelle Foundation is a charity established in memory of Paul Lavelle, who tragically lost his life in a domestic abuse incident in May 2017.

Formed by Paul’s friends and family, the charity raises awareness of male domestic abuse and provides direct support to men experiencing or recovering from abuse.

The Foundation offers therapeutic appointments, emotional support, guidance, and signposting to specialist services, as well as delivering healthy relationship education in schools, colleges and workplaces.

Visit: www.paullavellefoundation.co.uk

Support line: 0151 651 3777

Crisis line (Cheshire & Wirral Partnership Crisis Team): 0800 145 6485

Merseyside Domestic Violence Service

Merseyside Domestic Violence Service Ltd (MDVS), previously known as Chrysalis, has been established since 2003 and has a track record of serving the most vulnerable members of communities in Liverpool.

MDVS don’t just respond to cases, it actively work to break the repetitive and devastating cycles of abuse that trap women and children.

Visit: www.mdvs.org

Call: 07802 722703

Duluth Model and Assessment Training (DMAT)

DMAT specialise in the Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programme. This service is aimed at supporting positive long-term change and promoting the construction of healthy relationships. DMAT provide support to both men and women who are or have been in abusive relationships.

Visit: www.dmatservicesltd.co.uk

Call: 0151 427 8348

LDAS (Liverpool Domestic Abuse Service)

LDAS is a women-led, women only registered charity which has been delivering support to all women and girls in Liverpool since 2006.

Founded by CEO Paula Nolan, she quickly identified a service which specialised in the support of women and girls whose lives were being impacted by domestic abuse.

LDAS provides advice, support, advocacy, therapeutic and practical help to women and girls via one-to-one support, counselling and group programmes.

Visit: www.liverpooldomesticabuseservice.org.uk

Call: 0151 263 7474

SLDAS (South Liverpool Domestic Abuse Services)

SLDAS was founded in 1998 to support women in the Speke and Garston areas of Liverpool.

The organisation consists of trustees who provide strategic leadership and support to a small team of staff and around a dozen local women who offer their time as volunteer support workers, counsellors and daily office support.

SLDAS offers a range of services including one-to-one support, group programmes, holistic wellbeing support and self-esteem workshops.


Visit: https://sldas.org.uk

Call: 0151 494 1777 or 0151 494 2222

National Domestic Abuse Helpline

The National Domestic Abuse Helpline is a free, confidential, 24 hour service offering support, advice and guidance to anyone experiencing domestic abuse.

Run by Refuge, the helpline is staffed by specially trained female advisers who listen without judgement and help callers explore their options, increase their safety, and access specialist services or refuge accommodation.

Support is available in multiple languages, with additional services including British Sign Language interpretation.

Visit: https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/

Call: 0808 2000 247

Granby Somali Women’s Group

Granby Somali Women’s Group is a vital, women-led organisation rooted in one of Liverpool’s most marginalised communities. Their work tackles the harsh realities many women face: FGM, sexual harassment, forced marriage, honour-based violence, poverty, isolation, and mental health trauma.

Women and families, especially those who face a language barrier.

Visit: www.granbysomaliwomensgroup.org

Call: 0151 347 7120

Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA)

The Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) service provides support to high-risk victims and survivors of domestic abuse in Liverpool. This service offers a range of assistance, including safety planning, crisis intervention, home security applications, emotional and practical support, court support and advocacy.

This service provides confidential support, advice and information to anyone affected by domestic abuse. That includes victims and survivors, as well as friends, family members, colleagues and employers who are concerned about someone’s safety.

Visit: www.localsolutions.org.uk

Call: 0151 709 0990

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

Alcoholics Anonymous, or AA, is a community of people who come together with one aim: to stay sober, and help other alcoholics seeking help to stop drinking.

AA works by members coming together to share their experience, strength, and hope to support each other to stay sober and recover from alcoholism. It doesn’t cost anything to attend AA meetings. To be a member, all that’s required is a desire to stop drinking

Visit: https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

Call: 0800 917 7650

Change Grow Live

Change Grow Live is a nationwide charity supporting people facing challenges such as substance use, housing issues, involvement in the criminal justice system, and mental or physical health difficulties.

Their free, confidential services help individuals change direction, grow personally, and live life to their full potential. With a compassionate, evidence‑based approach rooted in local communities, Change Grow Live empowers people to make positive, lasting change.

Visit: https://www.changegrowlive.org/

GambleAware

GambleAware is an independent charity that works to reduce gambling‑related harm. It funds and commissions free, confidential support services, as well as research, education, and prevention programmes to help people stay safe and get the right help when they need it.

Its service finder can help you get the right support for your gambling, or if you’re affected by someone else’s gambling. Choose from a range of free, confidential and tailored support near you.

Visit: https://www.gambleaware.org/

Call: 0808 8020 133

Beacon Counselling Trust

Beacon Counselling Trust (BCT) is a North West‑based mental health charity providing free, confidential counselling, education, and support. Their specialist services include treatment for gambling‑related harms across the region and suicide‑bereavement support for people in Merseyside.

With fully qualified therapists experienced in mental health, BCT delivers a range of evidence‑based interventions to help individuals and families improve wellbeing and rebuild their lives.

Visit: https://beaconcounsellingtrust.co.uk/

Call: 0151 226 0696

Savera UK

Savera UK is a leading national charity working to end ‘honour’-based abuse (HBA) and other culturally specific abuse and harmful practices in the UK. The organisation provides life‑saving, confidential support, safeguarding, and advocacy for those at risk – regardless of age, culture, ethnicity, sexuality, or gender – while also campaigning to change attitudes through education, community engagement, awareness‑raising and professional training. ‘Savera’, meaning new beginning, reflects the charity’s mission to help survivors rebuild their lives free from abuse.

Visit: https://www.saverauk.co.uk/

Call: 0800 107 0726

Karma Nirvana

Karma Nirvana is a UK charity dedicated to ending honour‑based abuse and supporting victims and survivors of honour‑based abuse and forced marriage. Founded in 1993 as the first specialist charity of its kind, it provides a national helpline offering confidential emotional and practical support, alongside guidance for professionals managing cases. Karma Nirvana also leads on campaigning, education and training to raise awareness, influence policy and empower those affected to rebuild their lives free from abuse.

Visit: https://karmanirvana.org.uk/

Call: 0800 5999 247

Always Help Available

Have you seen someone sleeping rough? Are you worried about someone who may be sleeping on the street tonight?

The Whitechapel Centre is coordinating the Liverpool outreach response to rough sleeping as part of the Always Help Available reporting campaign.
Through dedicated outreach services, The Whitechapel Centre will provide a rapid response to ensure appropriate solutions to rough sleeping.

Visit: www.whitechapelcentre.co.uk

Call: 0300 123 2041

Asylum Link Merseyside (ALM)

ALM is an independent charity dedicated to helping Asylum Seekers and Refugees. Their vision to is to build a society where Asylum Seekers are accepted, understood and welcomed, for the benefit of the whole community.

Asylum Link Merseyside has a broad range of services including casework, English classes, wellbeing and health and training.

Visit: www.asylumlink.org.uk

Call: 0151 709 1713

LGBTQ+ Foundation

We are a national charity with LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. We celebrate and empower LGBTQ+ individuals and our diverse communities to realise their full potential, every day.

We provide services and activities that give a lifeline to those in need, offering hope and support on their journey towards achieving their aspirations.

Visit: https://lgbt.foundation/

Call: 0345 3 30 30 30

Stop Hate UK

Since 1995, Stop Hate UK has been leading in Anti-Hate and Anti-Discrimination work.

It operates the UK’s only free dedicated 24-hour anti-Hate Crime helpline service for all monitored strands of a person’s identity or perceived identity (Disability, Race, Faith/Religion/Belief, Sexual Orientation, and Transgender identity), as well as Alternative Subculture and Gender/Misogyny.

Visit: https://www.stophateuk.org

Call: 0800 138 1625

Citizens Advice Liverpool

Citizens Advice Liverpool is Liverpool’s leading provider of advice and advocacy services, providing free, confidential and impartial services on a wide range of issues as well as specialist advice and representation in Welfare Benefits, Debt and Housing. Citizens Advice Liverpool also provides the Police and Crime Commissioner’s specialist support service for victims of LGBTQ+ hate crime.

Visit: www.citizensadviceliverpool.org.uk

Call: 0800 144 8848

Samaritans

Life can be wonderful. Life can be tough. ​1 in 4 of us have had suicidal thoughts.​

Samaritans is the charity that prevents suicide through the power of human connection.

Every 10 seconds, Samaritans answer a call for help. Thousands of volunteers from all walks of life are here every day and night.​ Listening without judgment. Whoever you are. Whatever your background, beliefs, faith or identity.​

Visit: www.samaritans.org

Call: 116 123 for free

Childline

Childline helps anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through.

You can talk about anything. Whether it’s something big or small, their trained counsellors are here to support you.

Childline is free, confidential and available any time, day or night.

Visit: www.childline.org.uk

Call: 0800 1111

Kind to your mind

Kind to Your Mind is a dedicated mental health and wellbeing platform created to support people living and working in Liverpool. The website provides easy access to a wide range of resources, including practical advice, self‑help tools, apps, online courses, and personalised support plans, all designed to help individuals manage stress, improve wellbeing, and find local services tailored to their needs. Developed by Liverpool City Council, NHS and wider partners, it serves as a “one front door” to mental health support across the region.

Visit: https://kindtoyourmindliverpool.co.uk/

NHS Mersey Care

Mersey Care is one of the most innovative and progressive NHS trusts in the country. We offer specialist inpatient and community services to support physical and mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services and are a founding member of the Zero Suicide Alliance.

We are the largest provider of 0 to 19 services across Liverpool and Sefton, working in partnership to improve the health and wellbeing of 160,000 local children and their families, and one of only three trusts in the country which deliver high secure mental health care.

Visit: https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/

Call: 0151 473 0303

RASA Merseyside

RASA Merseyside is a professional counselling and support service that exists solely to improve the mental and physical well-being of individuals impacted by sexual violence at some point in their lives.

RASA aims to create and facilitate a safe place to enable you, as a survivor of sexual violence, to work through personal and sometimes painful issues in relation to your experiences.

RASA works with women, men and children to provide counselling and ISVA (Independent Sexual Violence Advisor) services. 

Visit: www.rasamerseyside.org

Call: 0151 558 1801

Rape Crisis National Helpline: 0808 500 2222

Axess Sexual Health

Axess sexual health is the free sexual health service for Liverpool, Knowsley, Cheshire East, Warrington and Halton.

Axess offers services including contraception, STI testing and treatment, HIV healthcare, PrEP, PEP, pregnancy testing, sexual problems service and cervical screening.

Visit: https://www.axess.clinic/liverpool

Call: 0300 323 1300

Kind to your mind

Kind to Your Mind is a dedicated mental health and wellbeing platform created to support people living and working in Liverpool. REACHOUT Liverpool is a Suicide Prevention campaign supporting people in crisis and those concerned about someone else. Whether you’re struggling with suicidal thoughts or worried about a friend, starting a conversation could save a life

Visit: https://kindtoyourmindliverpool.co.uk/

Merseyside Fire & Rescue

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service (MFRS) provides vital guidance to help prevent drowning and keep communities safe around open water.

Their website explains the key risks – including cold water shock, hidden debris, unstable banks, strong currents and steep, slippery edges – and offers practical advice on how to stay safe near rivers, canals, docks and the coast. MFRS also runs annual water safety events, demonstrates rescue techniques, and operates a specialist Marine Rescue Unit based at Liverpool’s Pier Head

Visit: https://www.merseyfire.gov.uk/

For emergencies call 999.

Call: 0151 296 4000