Need help or support?
Take a look below at some compiled resources and helplines.
If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 999, or your local emergency line.
Please note, this is by no means an exhaustive list.
Tech facilitated abuse resources
Tech facilitated abuse resources
Revenge / Intimate Image Abuse (aka “Revenge Porn”) Helpline (18+)
There is a dedicated helpline for non-consensual intimate image abuse (deepfakes, image-based abuse). The Revenge Porn Helpline in the UK handles reports, takedown advice, and emotional / legal support. Speak to an AI chatbot on their website if you’re not sure what to do.
Phone: 0345 6000 459
StopNCII.org - Non-Consensual Intimate Image abuse (18+)
A free tool (run by SWGfL / Revenge Porn Helpline) for Non-Consensual Intimate Image (NCII) abuse. You can generate a hash from your intimate image(s) on your own device, and participating platforms use that to detect and block unauthorised sharing.
Refuge Tech Safety
Refuge has a dedicated Tech Safety website, containing accessible info on tech-facilitated abuse and step-by-step guides on how to secure devices, accounts, and data in abusive situations.
Marie Collins Foundation (MCF) - on Technology Assisted Child Sexual Abuse
Provides resources for survivors, parents, carers, and practitioners: guides about TACSA, how to talk to children, how to recover.
The Cyber Helpline
Free, confidential, 24/7 support for UK victims of cybercrime, online harassment, sextortion, hacking. They run a chatbot (AI) to provide personalised guidance for victims, as well as a helpdesk to connect people to cybersecurity experts for recovery.
Chayn’s AI-powered tool
Chayn provides several great resources, including an AI-powered tool to help you take down intimate images shared without consent, as well as other tech / gender based violence.
Other resources
Other resources
GOV.UK – Support for victims of sexual violence and abuse
A useful overview of services, including where to get help, regardless of when the abuse happened.
24/7 Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Line
Free, confidential, for anyone aged 16+ in England & Wales affected by any form of sexual violence (including harassment, assault, non-consensual image-sharing, etc.).
Phone: 0808 500 2222.
Rape Crisis England & Wales
Their website includes a ‘find-a-centre’ tool, self-help resources, and a 24/7 support line / chat.
NSPCC Helpline
For concerns about a child, or to report abuse. Call 0808 800 5000 or email them.
Safeline
Provides support for men and boys who have experienced sexual abuse.