We know that the Christmas/New Year period can be difficult for many people, so here is some useful information if you need help or someone to talk to over the next couple of weeks.

With kind wishes

The Galop Team

Galop’s Shoutline – 020 7704 2040

Week of 19^th December: open as usual

Week of 26^th December: closed

Week of 2nd January: closed Monday 2^nd, open as usual from Tuesday 3^rd

Online report form: www.galop.org.uk (reports will be picked up on 3^rd January)

National LGBT Domestic Abuse Helpline – 0800 999 5428

Telephone and web chat sessions open as normal throughout Christmas/ New Year

See www.galop.org.uk for times

Email to: help@galop.org.uk

Online chat: www.galop.org.uk

Other Telephone and Web Chat Helplines:

LGBT Switchboard offers listening, advice and useful contacts and is open every day from 10am to 11pm. Tel: 0300 330 0630

Samaritans is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on Tel: 116 123

Childline has useful information, web chat and telephone support for young people Tel: 0800 1111

Emergency help: Call 999

If you experience sexual assault

In addition to calling the police on 999, you can get confidential emergency treatment and help at a Sexual Assault Referral Centre.

• In London Tel: 020 3299 6900, The Havens, London’s NHS Sexual Assault Referral Centres.
• For Centres outside London, go to: thesurvivorstrust.org
• Survivors UK’s web chat support for men is open for some of the Christmas period survivorsuk.org
• Rape Crisis offer telephone support for women Tel: 0808 802 9999 rapecrisislondon.org