Annex 3 - Sources of help
Help and advice, including guidance leaflets, is available from:
Students
- DSU Welfare Department Staff
- College Tutors
- University Counselling Department
- Heads of Houses
- Health Centre staff
- Harassment Network contacts *
- Nightline
- LGBT Association
- Chaplains
Staff
- Director of Human Resources
- Staff Trade Union Representatives
- Heads of Sections
- Occupational Health Adviser
- Harassment Network contacts *
- Chaplains
The Darlington and County Durham Racial Equality Council offers advice and support to all members of the University community. Tel. 01325 283900 or 0191 3862700.
*Names of Departmental Harassment Network contacts will be displayed on notice boards. We recognise that you may prefer to speak to a network member from outside of your own department. The Diversity Office (j.m.chatterton@Durham.ac.uk) will maintain a full list of internal network members and will advise you in total confidence of alternative members of the network.
Other advice and help centres are:-
- Tyneside Rape and Sexual Abuse: Helpline Monday and Thursday, 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm. Tel 232 9858. Address: PO Box 13, Gosforth, Newcastle. www.tynesidercc.org.uk
- Cleveland Women's Support network (domestic and sexual violence) Tel 01642 822331. Address: 22 Hoylake Road, Saltersgill, Middlesbrough, Cleveland TS4 3JL
- Samaritans (Helpline 24 hour 0845 7909090, s, open to personal callers 9 am to 9.30 pm):
Tel. 384 2727, 26 Sutton Street, Durham, DH1 4BW
Tel. 232 7272, 15 Portland Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE2 1QQ
Tel 0845 7909090, 147 Borough Road, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS1 3AT - Mentor helpline for men 7-10 pm Tuesday and Thursdays. Tel. 0191 261 9990
- MESMAC NE (Gay and bisexual men's support service) Monday-Friday 9 am to 5 pm.
Tel 0191 2331333 (minicom 2332112). Address: 3rd floor, 11 Nelson Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE1 5AN
Tel 01642 804400. Address 4th floor, 31-33 Albert Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 1PE.