Abuse

If you or someone else is in immediate danger, please call 999

• Derbyshire Constabulary - reporting crime online, accredited by us

  • if you would like us to help you with reporting a hate crime in person at our centre, please email us: info@derbyshirelgbt.org.uk

• Galop - support for LGBT+ who have experienced abuse and violence

• Karma Nirvana - support for people who have experienced or are at risk of honour-based abuse or forced marriage

• Rainbow Railroad - helping LGBT+ people in countries outside of the UK get to safety

• Rebuild East Midlands - support for people who have experienced modern slavery

• Safer Derbyshire - a list of support for people experiencing domestic violence in Derbyshire

• SV2 - support for people who have experienced sexual abused, accredited by us

• Unseen - support for people who have experienced modern slavery

Education

• Displaced Student - scholarships for people seeking asylum/refugees

• Open University - free online courses on a variety of subjects

• Student Action for Refugees (STAR) - university scholarships for people seeking asylum/refugees

Employment

• Refugee Employment Network - job vacancies and support

• Upbeat Communities

• WorkPays - employability support

Faith

• Derby Multifaith Centre - not LGBT-specific but supportive

• Hidayah - support for LGBT+ Muslims

• Inclusive Church - a list of churches in the UK that are LGBT+ supportive

• Inclusive Mosque - LGBT+ supportive mosque in London

• Imaan - resources for LGBT+ Muslims

• Keshet - support for LGBT+ Jews

• Sarbat - support for LGBT+ Sikhs

Food

• Chesterfield Food Bank

• Derby Food 4 Thought

• Derby Refugee Centre

• Food and Education Enterprise - food bank and other support

Housing

• Micro Rainbow - housing for LGBT+ people seeking asylum/refugees

• Shelter - advice on housing and support for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness

Legal support and information on the UK asylum system

• Burton and Burton - legal aid asylum solicitors

• Detention Action - support for people seeking asylum in detention

• Duncan Lewis - legal aid asylum solicitors

• JCWI - legal aid asylum solicitors, support for people in the UK without immigration status

• Kalsi Legal Aid - - legal aid asylum solicitors

• Paragon Law - legal aid asylum solicitors

• Rainbow Migration - information and support for LGBT+ people seeking asylum/refugees, useful information for when you have been granted asylum

• Right to Remain - information on the UK asylum system

Mental health

If you or someone else is in immediate danger, please call 999

• calling 111 (option 2) - urgent help for mental health

• Derby and Derbyshire Talking Therapies

• Samaritans - mental health support, option to call or send an email

• Safe Haven (Derby) - in-person support for people in a mental health crisis

• Safe Haven (Derbyshire) - in-person and telephone mental health support

• Shout - mental health support via text

• Solace - online mental health resources for LGBT+ people

• Switchboard - support for LGBT+ people

Sexual health

• Community Sexual Health Clinic - free and confidential sexual health support for LGBT+ people at our centres, for dates and more information email us: info@derbyshirelgbt.org.uk

• Your Sexual Health Matters - information on sexual health

Organisations in Derbyshire supporting people seeking asylum/refugees

• British Red Cross

• Derby Refugee Forum

• Derbyshire Refugee Solidarity

• Migrant Help (in person support is available to people living at Laverstoke Court)

• North Derbyshire Refugee Support Group

• Upbeat Communities

If you don’t live in Derbyshire and are looking for support, please email us (info@derbyshirelgbt.org.uk) and we will try to find local support for you. Unfortunately, we cannot cover your travel expenses to get to our centres.