Support organisations

Local Support Organisations

The PCC has increased funding to our specialist hate crime support services to increase capacity for support and advocacy services.  People can self-refer to the service without going via police. The advocacy service can support with reports to police if that is the preferred route.

Connected Voice

Connected Voice Hate Crime Advocacy Service can help adults by:

• Listening to you and understanding what you are going through
• Helping you to get information about your rights and options
• Supporting you to report hate crimes if you want to
• Helping you to be heard and deal with others (e.g. the police, housing, medical services)
• Taking your side

Anyone affected by hate crime who is aged 16 or over and lives in Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, North or South Tyneside, or Northumberland can access the Hate Crime Advocacy service.

To find out more about the service, please visit the Connected Voice Advocacy website (opens new window).

To find out how to make a referral for yourself or someone else, please visit the Connected Voice Referral Page (opens new window)

Streetwise Young People's Project

Streetwise provide practical and emotional support for young victims of crime (aged 11 to 25), including hate crime. The support on offer includes:

• Information, advice and guidance
• One to one counselling
• Peer support groupwork sessions that engage ethnic minority young men affected by crime, exploitation and/or hate crime, focussing on positive relationships, informed decision making, respect, power and consent.

To make a referral to Streetwise, please visit the Streetwise North referral page (opens new window)

To contact Streetwise about anything else, please visit the Streetwise North contact page (opens new window)

Northumbria Victim and Witness Service

An independent victim referral service offering confidential emotional and practical support to victims and witnesses of crime.

They can be contacted by telephone 0800 011 3116, text 07984446858 or email nvws@northumbria.police.uk or via their website: Northumbria Victim and Witness Service (opens new window)

National Support Organisations

Community Security Trust (CST)

CST is a charity that protects British Jews from antisemitism and related threats. 

CST National Emergency Number 0800 032 3263.

CST - Protecting Our Jewish Community (cst.org.uk) (opens new window)

Tell Mama

Tell Mama is an independent and confidential support service for those who face anti-Muslim hatred and prejudice across the UK.

Confidential helpline 08004561226

Report Anti-Muslim Hate or Islamophobia (tellmamauk.org) (opens new window)

On Your Side

On Your Side is a new, UK-wide support and reporting service for anyone in the UK who identifies as East and Southeast Asian who has experienced racism or any forms of hate.

ESEA Hate Crime and Incident Reporting (onyoursideuk.org) (opens new window)

East European Resource Centre (EERC)

EERC offer advice and support to people of East European origin who have experienced hate crime with information available in Polish and Romanian

Hate Crime support - EERC (eerc.org.uk/hatecrime) (opens new window)

GALOP

Galop is the UK's LGBT+ anti-abuse charity. They work with and for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse and violence.

National Helpline for LGBT+ Victims and Survivors of Abuse and Violence: 0800 999 5428

Galop - the LGBT+ anti-abuse charity (galop.org.uk)

Be: Trans Support and Community 

North East based community organisation for Trans people offering support and community events. 

Be: Trans Support & Community (be-north.org.uk)  (opens new window)

Stop Hate UK

Stop Hate UK was originally established in direct response to the murder of Stephen Lawrence. They offer advice for anyone directly affected by hate crime as well as offering training and resources.

Stop Hate UK (stophateuk.org) (opens new window)