It can be distressing and confusing when family relationships break down. The table below contains details of a number of organisations which may be helpful.
Name of Organisation |
Contact Details |
Child Maintenance & Enforcement Division (CMED) |
www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/csa 0800 028 7439 (replaced Child Support Agency) |
Childline |
www.childline.org.uk 0800 1111 |
Children’s Law Centre |
www.childrenslawcentre.org 028 9024 5704
Chalky Helpline for children 0808 808 5678 |
Citizens Advice Bureau |
www.citizensadvice.co.uk |
Collaborative Law Association of NI |
www.afriendlydivorce.co.uk |
DAISY – Drug & Alcohol Intervention Service for Youth |
www.daisy.uk.net Ph: 028 9043 5815 |
Families Need Fathers |
www.fnf.org.uk Helpline: 0300 0300 363 (Charity dedicated to keeping children and parents in contact) |
Family Mediation NI |
www.familymediationni.org.uk 028 9024 3265 Assists families
managing the issues arising from separation & divorce |
Fatherhood Institute |
www.fatherhoodinstitute.org 0845 634 1328 National information service. Promotes close and positive relationships between men and their children |
Gingerbread |
www.gingerbreadni.org 028 9023 1417 Free advice line 0808 808 8090 Information and support for one parent families |
Grandparents’ Association |
www.grandparents-association.org.uk Helpline: 0845 434 9585 |
Homestart NI |
www.home-start.org.uk 028 9046 0772 Support for families with children of primary school age |
It’s not your fault |
www.itsnotyourfault.org A child friendly site providing information for children and young people going through family break-up |
MATCH (Mothers apart from their children) |
www.matchmothers.org Self help group for mothers apart from their children |
Men to Men |
www.mentomen.org 028 9024 7027 Provides counselling on a one-to one basis on a wide range of issues including family relationships and domestic abuse |
Men’s Advisory Project (MAP) |
www.mapni.co.uk 028 9024 1929 Provides confidential counselling and information for men experiencing domestic abuse or pressures of a breakdown in a relationship |
N I Network of Child Contact Centres |
www.contactni.org |
National Association of Child Contact Centres (NACCC) |
www.naccc.org.uk 0845 450 0280 |
NICCY (NI Commissioner for Children & Young People) |
www.niccy.org 028 9031 1616 |
Parents Advice Centre |
www.parentsadvicecentre.org 0808 8010 722 |
Relate NI
Relate teen |
www.relateni.org 028 9032 3434 Relationship counselling, family counselling as well as separation/divorce counselling
Counselling service for teenagers who have experienced the separation of their parents |
Reunite |
www.reunite.org 0116 2556 234
Advice and information on parental child abduction and international custody disputes |
Samaritans |
Helpline: 08457 909090 Confidential emotional support for anyone in emotional distress or at risk of suicide |
Women’s Aid |
www.niwaf.org Support and advice for women who have suffered domestic abuse Belfast Area Helpline 0800 917 1414 |
