Useful Contacts
There are several other organisations you can contact if you suspect abuse.
Other services you may wish to contact include:
The Police
Darlington Area Headquarters
St Cuthbert's Way
Darlington
DL1 5LB
Emergency Services - 999
Non Emergency - 0845 6060365
Durham Constabulary website [external link]
Health
Darlington Memorial Hospital
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
DL3 6HX
Telephone - 01325 380100
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust website [external link]
GP Surgeries
You can find contact details for all doctors surgeries in Darlington at the NHS Darlington website [external link]
Other Useful Numbers
Action on Elder Abuse
UK Helpline - 0808 808 8141
Action on Elder Abuse website [external link]
Care Quality Commission
Telephone - 03000 616161
Care Quality Commission website [external link]
Citizens Advice Bureau - Darlington
Telephone - 01325 380755
Citizens Advice Bureau website [external link]
Darlington Domestic Abuse Forum
Telephone - 01325 364486
Domestic Abuse Forum
Darlington Safeguarding Children Board
Telephone - 01325 388940
Safeguarding Children Board
Domestic Abuse (Men)
Telephone - 0161 8398574
Doorstep Crime
Telephone - 388799
Doorstep Crime website
Family Help
Telephone - 01325 364486
Gay Advice Darlington
Telephone - 01325 247355
Gay Advice website [external link]
Housing Department (Darlington)
Telephone - 01325 388529
Housing
MENCAP
A charity working with people with a learning disability and their families and carers.
Telephone - 020 7454 0454
MENCAP website [external link]
MIND
Telephone - 0845 766 0163
MIND website [external link]
National Association of People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC)
A national charity dedicated to helping adult survivors of childhood abuse.
Telephone - 0800 085 3330
NAPAC website [external link]
National Domestic Violence
Provides information about how to survive or leave situations of domestic violence and can put you in contact with a national network of safe houses for women experiencing domestic violence.
24 hour Helpline - 0808 2000 247
National Domestic Violence website [external link]
Panah Black Women's Refuge (Tyneside)
Telephone - 0191 284 6998
Rape and Sexual Counselling
Telephone - 01325 369933
Relate
Telephone - 0800 980 5907
Relate website [external link]
Samaritans
Telephone - 01325 465465 or 08457 90 90 90
Samaritans website [external link]
Survivors UK
Provides information, support and counselling for men who have been sexually abused.
Telephone - 0845 122 1201 (7pm - 10pm, Mon,Tue,Thu)
Survivors UK website [external link]
Victim Support
Telephone - 01388 660580
Victim Support website [external link]
Voice UK
A National charity supporting people with learning disabilities who have experienced crime or abuse. It also supports families, carers and professional workers.
Telephone - 0845 122 8695
Voice UK website [external link]