Thru Care

Description: Social group for gay and bisexual men. Fun events, outings and speakers. The group meets every Tuesday evening at The Health Shop. Doors open at 7.30pm for tea and coffee, the main session beginning at 8pm.

Criteria: Men who sleep with men.

Referral Procedure Self referral.phone call in or email for further information.

Opening times:
Doors open at 7.30pm for tea and coffee, the main session beginning at 8pm.

Description: Support for LGBT people experiencing domestic violence.

Criteria: Anyone in a same sex relationship experiencing domestic violence.

Referral Procedure Self.

Phone for advice and information.

Description: Support around benefits, budgeting, health, independent living skills, health, accessing education, training and employment.
Also organise social and leisure activities for residents.

Criteria: Single homeless women. Priority given to black women, lesbians, women with HIV, and women escaping domestic violence. Once space for women with cats or dogs.

Minimum age: 16

Referral Procedure Self or agency referral.

Phone.

Description: Healthy Gay Nottingham works to promote the health and well being of gay and bisexual men. You are able to talk to the project about HIV, safer sex and sexual health. You can pick up condoms and lube, get vaccinated against Hep B or be tested for HIV or syphilis. You can talk to the project about anything from coming out to relationships, safer cruising, internet use and reporting homophobic violence.

Criteria: Men who sleep with men.

Referral Procedure Self referral.

Phone or email for information.

Description: A free phone line for reporting homophobic incidents to the Nottinghamshire Police Homophobic Incident Team. If the incident is urgent, please use 999. Trained officers are aware of confidentiality and sensitivity.

Criteria: Anyone who has experienced homophobia.

Referral Procedure Self.

Call helpline.

Description: Nottingham Counselling Service provides counselling for men and women over the age of 18 residing, working or studying in the Nottinghamshire area. They provide 1-1 counselling in a safe environment by qualified and accredited counsellors. All counsellors work confidentially, a commitment to equality and diversity and are non-judgemental.
Also provide group support for women survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
Trained counsellors are also aware of gender and sexuality issues.

Criteria: Men and women over the age of 18, residing, working or studying in the Nottinghamshire area.

Referral Procedure Self or agency referral.

Description: The Rape Crisis Centre can offer a confidential telephone line to any female and provide face-to-face counselling on housing, pregnancy, police, medical and courts as well as emotional support.Helpline Opening Times:
Mon, Thur, Fri from 10am - 1pm
Tue from 2pm - 7pm

Criteria: Any female who has been raped or sexually assaulted.

Referral Procedure self or concerned friend/other.

Opening times:
Helpline Opening Times:
Mon, Thur, Fri from 10am - 1pm
Tue from 2pm - 7pm

Description: Confidential information, advice and support from trained volunteers.

Criteria: Any person identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender.

Referral Procedure Phone helpline.

Opening times:
Mon - Fri 7pm - 10pm

Description: Offering individual treatment for people with alcohol problems. Fast track assessments offered in partnership with the Hospital Alcohol and Drugs Liaison Team, also facilitating early discharge from general medical wards (often within 24 hours). Ensuring high quality care is transferred directly to the team, to continue detoxification incorporating close monitoring of any existing health problems and relapse prevention. Each service user has a programme of care designed to meet their individual needs, co-ordinated by their key worker. Group therapy, abstinence and controlled drinking programmes run along side other therapy groups, such as anxiety management and complementary therapies.

Criteria: Age 18 and over. History of excessive alcohol misuse with physical/mental health related difficulties. Safe guarding issues, offending behaviour including perpetrators and victims of domestic violence, for those based within the Nottinghamshire area.

Minimum age: 18

Referral Procedure Referrals from GP, Hospital, Probation, other statutory and non statutory agencies and self.

Opening times:
Self Referrals: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri: 11am - 3pm
Thursday: 1pm - 3pm

Description: Counselling for couples where there is a current relationship breakdown. Also for individuals trying to cope with separation and/or divorce. Also welcome enquiries from those in same sex relationships.

A small fee is sometimes charged.

Criteria: Anyone affected by a relationship breakdown.

Referral Procedure Self referral.

Description: We provide floating support for women who live within Nottingham City, and have or are experiencing domestic abuse. Our aim is to provide housing and tenancy related support, and we will signpost on any joint work with other agencies if appropriate.
We provide support with benefits, resettlement, tenancy sustainment, legal advice and safety planning.

Criteria: For women who have, or are experiencing domestic abuse, and live within the Nottingham City area.

Referral Procedure Self referral or via another organisation.

Description: Help for men who have been sexually assaulted.

Criteria: Men who have been sexually assaulted.

Referral Procedure Phone helpline for advice and information.

Opening times:
Call between 7pm - 10 pm Tue and Thur

Description: Substance use – needle exchange, safer injecting advice, harm reduction, overdose information, HIV and Hep C testing including hep A + B vaccination, Auricular Acupuncture, one to one support on any aspect of substance use. They also run a service for steroid users.
Sexual health- Pregnancy tests, HIV same day testing, advice on any aspect of sexual health, also run condom distribution.
Gay workers available for support around sexuality and safer sex.

Criteria: Any person wishing to discuss any aspect of sexual health and substance use.

Referral Procedure Drop in
Self referral or agency referral

Opening times:
Mon and Tues 9am to 5pm
Weds 2pm to 7pm
Thur 9.30 to 5 pm
Fri 9.30am to 4.30pm
Closed Sat and Sun
The Health shop is closed each day between 1pm and 2pm for lunch

Description: The safe space for women who have sex with women. Join workers from The Health Shop, for a coffee and a chat about issues that may affect you around sexual health, drug use, domestic and sexual violence. Sessions are on a one-to-one basis or group setting as required. The service is free, confidential and open to women of all ages.
The group meets on the first Monday of every month at The Health Shop from 5.30pm - 8pm.

Referral Procedure Contact Moira or Donna at The Health Shop for further information.

Opening times:
The group meets on the first Monday of every month at The Health Shop from 5.30pm - 8pm.

Description: Transgender Action Group provide information on social events in the East Midlands and a conduit to the police, the local authority and the health service (NHS and Private) if you experience problems due to being transgender.

Criteria: Anyone identifying themselves as transgender.

Referral Procedure Self.

Phone for information.

Description: Provides free and confidential emotional and practical support to victims and witnesses of crime. Including homophobic crime and domestic violence in same sex relationships.

Criteria: Anyone who has been a victim or witness of a crime.

Referral Procedure Self referral.

Phone for information and support.