Sexual health

ARCH North East is a registered charity based in Teesside. ARCH offers a free and confidential counselling service. Our Independent Sexual Violence Advisers support people who have been affected by rape or sexual abuse.

Barnado's work with children, young people and their families. They offer help and support when a child or young person's future is under threat, be it from homelessness, drugs, sexual abuse, disability, unemployment, prejudice or emotional problems.

A Way Out's RISE Family Support worker provides in-house holistic wrap around family intervention work designed to build resilience for change and to cope with ongoing challenges, provide support to address a range of issues around debt, benefits, low mood and relationships.

The clinic was designed following an extensive consultation with young people in our local area.

Galop is the UK's only specialist LGBT+ anti-violence charity.  Our mission is to make life just, fair and safe for LGBT+ people. Galop is an independent organisation and our services are confidential and free.

If you are a young person and identify as LGBT+ in the North East we provide friendly and practical support. If you need real, friendly practical support around sexuality and/or gender we can help. <SEND>

Women's Aid have launched the #LoveRespect website to support teenage girls at risk of relationship abuse and to challenge myths surrounding the nature of coercive control.

Marie Stopes International (MSI) is the UK's leading provider of sexual and reproductive healthcare services. Their nationwide network of centres see over 138,000 men and women each year who come in for information, advice and professional care.

The National AIDS Trust is an independent policy and campaigning charity on HIV. They develop policies and campaign to halt the spread of HIV and improve the quality of life of people affected by HIV, both in the UK and internationally.

Nightline is a student listening service which is open at night and run by students for students.

Patient UK is a website which aims to provide non-medical people in the UK with good quality information about health and disease.

Rape Crisis England & Wales (RCEW) is a feminist organisation that supports the work of Rape Crisis Centres across England and Wales. We also raise awareness and understanding of sexual violence and abuse in all its forms.

Terence Higgins Trust is the leading HIV and AIDS charity in the UK.

The Children's Society is national charity that works to transform the hopes and happiness of young people facing abuse, exploitation and neglect.

The Halo Project is a specialist confidential service and support for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) women and girls, plus advice for agencies for HBV/FM/FGM.

A Way Out's Liberty Project provides an outreach, engagement and recovery service to sexually exploited women involved in opportunistic and survival sex work/prostitution.