Northamptonshire Support Services

On this page, you will find local resources designed to support families caring for victims of sexual or violent crimes in Northamptonshire.

Victim Support help anyone affected by crime – the victim, friends and family or others involved. You can get help at anytime regardless of when the crime took place. Victim Support help you to:

  1. Feel safe and secure.
  2. Understand your rights and services you’re entitled to.
  3. Explore ways to cope.
  4. Connect you to support networks.

Here you can find information on:   

  1. What to expect as a witness of crime.
  2. What happens after a crime is reported.
  3. The victims right to review scheme.
  4. Giving a witness or victim statement.
  5. Going to court and what happens after the trial.
  6. Victim and witness support organisations.

The Sunflower Centre is a partnership-funded service that works closely with Voice to provide non-judgemental specialist support to victims of domestic abuse.

Relate helps people strengthen their relationships with the people around them and offers relationship counselling.

Northampton Partnership Homes help victims and families of domestic abuse. They also provide details of other organisations that offer support to victims of domestic abuse.

Here you can find NHS adult mental health support that is available in Northamptonshire.

Mental Health Northants Collaboration (MHNC) provide services that are tailored to meet the unique needs to support each individual’s emotional well-being, progression, development and recovery. They have supported people in their recovery from mental and emotional distress, severe and/or enduring mental health issues, crisis care, family or relationship breakdown, loss & bereavement, and other life stresses or problems.

Mind is dedicated to developing innovative mental health services to support individuals dealing with mental health challenges.

The Local Offer is a website that has information about services available for children and young people (aged 0-25) with special educational needs and disabilities.

Northamptonshire Carers support unpaid carers across Northamptonshire and provide a list of organisations and projects that also support carers.