Other Support

Rights of Women is a women’s voluntary organisation committed to informing, educating and empowering women concerning their legal rights.

Publications. We provide education on women’s rights through several publications. These include our handbooks, information sheets on key issues of family law, and publications on key issues relating to women and the law.

Advice. Founded in 1975, we offer free confidential legal advice to women on our advice line. We offer specialist advice in family law, divorce and relationship breakdown, children and contact issues, domestic violence, sexual violence, discrimination and lesbian parenting. We empower women to access their legal rights.

Respect is the UK membership association for domestic violence perpetrator programmes and associated support services.

The Men's Advice Line is a confidential helpline offering support, information and practical advice to men experiencing domestic violence.

Open: Monday - Friday 10am- 1pm and 2pm - 5pm

Call 0808 801 0327 (free from landlines and most mobiles)

RNID typetalk – textphone users dial 18001 0808 801 0327

Language line – If English is not your first language, call us and ask for an interpreter

Gingerbread provide advice and practical support for single parents. Expert advisers answer our helpline, this website is packed full of useful information and we offer training too. We also campaign to improve the lives of all single parent families. And because we’re a national charity, it’s all free.

Factsheets. A wide range of useful factsheets on all sorts of useful topics from benefits to rights.

The Gingerbread Single Parent Helpline is open as follows: 

• Mondays: 10am to 6pm 
• Tuesdays/Thursdays/Fridays: 10am to 4pm
• Wednesdays: 10am-1pm and 5pm-7pm.

Phone today for free, on 0808 802 0925.

One Space is the parenting site for single parents.This is an online service.

It offers an online community for single parents with support from experienced parenting facilitators and brings together essential information, interactive learning games, multi-media content, links to other support organisations and news. The online groups also act as a support group, where people can gain information and support from others who have been through similar experiences - a lifeline to many who unexpectedly find themselves to be single parents.