Any adult at risk of abuse or neglect can get help. Below are some organisations you can contact:
Adult Protection Unit
Online forms
Telephone
General Enquiries & Referrals: 01274 431077
Advocacy Services in the Bradford District
There are many Advocacy Services that can help, here are just a few:
- Bradford and Airedale Advocacy Group (BAMHAG)
- for queries and referrals regarding someone with mental ill health, including dementia or any other degenerative illness
- Tel: 01274 770118
- Choice Advocacy
- for queries and referrals regarding someone with learning disabilities
- Tel: 01274 391691
- Advocacy Services for Older People (ASOP)
- for queries and referrals regarding older people.
- Tel: 01535 665258
- Bradford and Airedale Citizen’s Advice Bureau
- offers advocacy on any community issues.
- Tel: 0844 245 1282
Action on Elder Abuse (AEA)
Assists people who need advice, information and support about elder abuse.
Helpline: 0808 808 8141
www.elderabuse.org.uk
The Safeguarding Adults Good Practice Database
Alzheimer’s Society
Advocacy and support to people with dementia and their carers
Tel: 01274 733880
www.alzheimers.org.uk
Ann Craft Trust
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 9515400
www.anncrafttrust.org
Bradford Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Survivors Service (BRC & SASS)
Offers women and girls face-to-face counselling, a help line, Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy service, outreach counselling and support
Telephone: 01274 308270
Text only: 07435 752 975
Email: contactus@brcg.org.uk
Bradford Staying Put
Offers a service for women, with or without children, experiencing domestic abuse who want the abuse to stop, but do not want to leave home
Telephone: 01274 667104
Carers UK
A UK-wide organisation run by carers and working to support carers.
Carers Line: 0808 808 7777
www.carersuk.org
Care Quality Commission (CQC)
If you are concerned about bad practices, poor quality care or abuse in a care home, domiciliary care, home care or care in a hospital setting
Tel: 03000 616161
www.cqc.org.uk
DIVA Bradford Directory
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.org.uk
Domestic Violence Services (Keighley)
Offers support services for women and children who currently live or have lived with domestic violence
Telephone: 01535 210999
Hate Crime
To report hate crime contact West Yorkshire Police
Telephone: 101
In an emergency: 999
National Domestic Violence helpline
A 24-hour helpline offering a service for women experiencing domestic violence
Telephone: 0808 2000 247
Police
for preventing and responding to crime, violence, abuse, threats and harassment
For emergencies: 999
EmergencySMS 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 emergencySMS service. Register on www.emergencysms.org.uk
For advice or non-emergencies dial: 101
Textphone: 18001 101
Police: Safeguarding Adults Unit
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
Telephone: 01274 376116
Respond
Challenging vulnerability & sexuality abuse in the lives of people with learning disabilities
Tel: 0808 808 0700
www.respond.org.uk
Safeguarding Adults Board
A number of organisations in Bradford work together to protect adults who may be at risk of harm. These include:
- Bradford Council
- Police
- Housing
- Probation
- Fire & Rescue Services
- Health
- Independent sector
- Voluntary organisations
- Community groups
They are all members of the Safeguarding Adults Board.
For more information about the work of the Bradford Safeguarding Adults Board visit www.bradford.gov.uk/apunit
Samaritans
Samaritans are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide confidential, support on any subject.
Tel: 08457 90 90 90
Stalking and Harassment
Stalking is now a criminal offence in England and Wales. If you are being stalked there is help available. For advice and information contact the National Stalking Helpline on 0808 802 0300, or e-mail them on: advice@stalkinghelpline.org
You can also visit www.nss.org.uk, www.protectionagainststalking.org, and www.suzylamplugh.org for tips and information.
Victim Support Bradford District
01274 530544
http://www.victimsupport.org.uk/Contact%20us/Yorkshire%20and%20Humber
Voice UK
Supporting people with disabilities who have experienced crime or abuse, their families, carers and professional workers.
Tel: 01332 295775
www.voiceuk.org.uk
WITNESS against abuse by health & care workers
Formerly known as Prevention of Professional Abuse Network (POPAN) Provides free, confidential support to people who have been abused by health care and social care professionals
Tel: 08454 500 300
http://www.popan.org.uk
