SUPPORT & WELLBEING
Whether you're wanting to have a chat to one of the Pride At Next team, make use of our confidential EAP programme or need signposting to some great LGBT+ external support, the resources on this page are here to help whatever your needs.
External support
Below are some external support links for specific LGBT+ issues. Whether it's information from our business partner Stonewall, LGBT+ helplines, mental health support, trans support or domestic abuse support the links below should start your journey in the right direction.
They are there to help you with whatever you want to talk about. Nothing is off limits, and they understand how anxious you might feel before you pick up the phone.
Our Charity Partner's phone and email service for questions about sexual health or living with HIV.
Emotional and practical support for LGBT+ people experiencing domestic abuse. Abuse isn’t always physical- it can be psychological, emotional, financial and sexual too. Speak out, don't suffer in silence.
LGBT communities across the country are coming together to show each other solidarity, support and provide lifesaving services.
Mental Health Support
Trans and Non-binary Support
Trans-led charity that aims to improve the lives of trans and non-binary people in the UK, specialises in supporting young people.
Trans support and social group based in Brighton and Hove but open to anyone wishing to explore issues around gender identity.
GIRES - Gender identity research & education.
TransUnite - Find a Transgender support group near you
WPATH – Non-profit organisation devoted to trans health.
Gender identity services
Housing & Support
An online referral service. Their advice line is open from 10am to 1pm, Monday to Friday, on 020 7359 5767.
LGBTQI+ community shelter and centre in London. Referrals are through Stonewall Housing. Also runs online socials and events in their virtual community space.
Supports LGBTQ+ young people aged 16-25 in the UK who are experiencing homelessness or living in a hostile or abusive environment.
Internal Support
Whilst not all the internal support is LGBTQ+ specific, they are great for general health and wellbeing support and are free for all Next employees.
The Pride at Next team are always available to help whether it's a friendly online chat, or signposting to some other support.
Qualified support that's there to help you as a Next Employee in these challenging times. Click above for more.
Your well-being is really important to us during these challenging times. With this in mind, we've created NEW page containing useful wellbeing information to help you.
A personal GP service enabling you to get a video consultation with an NHS-registered private GP and receive NHS repeat prescriptions - all at the touch of a button.
Regional External Support
Below are some further, regional specific, external support available for you if you live in these areas
Domestic Abuse and the LGBTQ+ Communities
IDAS is the largest specialist charity in Yorkshire supporting anyone experiencing or affected by domestic abuse or sexual violence.
Call: 03000 110 110 (North Yorkshire and Barnsley) or 0808 808 2241 (Sheffield) or 0808 2000 247 (National 24 hours helpline)
There are many similarities between LGBTQ+ people’s experiences of domestic abuse and that of their heterosexual cisgender peers. However, LGBTQ+ people may also have their sexuality and gender identity used against them as a tactic for the abuser to keep the power and control in the relationship in the following ways:
Intimidation and threats of disclosure of sexual orientation and gender identity to family, friends, work colleagues, community and others.
Disclosing gender history, sexual orientation or HIV status without consent. Undermining the sense of sexual and/or gender identity/self-expression, or making a person feel guilty or ashamed of their sexual orientation and gender identity.
Limiting or controlling access to LGBTQ+ spaces or resources.
Using immigration law to threaten a person with deportation to the country of origin, which might be unsafe due to e.g. anti-gay legislation.
LGBTQ+ survivors may also be coerced or manipulated to believe:
That no help or support is available to them because they identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, or that for this reason, they deserve the abuse.
That driven by societal misconceptions of what constitutes domestic abuse, LGBTQ+ survivors have not been subject to domestic abuse.
Additionally, many trans survivors also face specific forms of abuse related to their trans identity including:
Outing a person as trans and/or disclosing their gender history without consent.
Deliberately using the wrong pronoun or using a person’s ‘deadname’.
Forcing a person to perform a gender they do not wish to present as.
Coercing a person into not pursuing gender transition (including denying or withholding access to medical treatment or hormones etc.)
Ridiculing or exotifying body or body parts.
Assaulting medically altered body parts or forcing exposure of surgical scars.
Exploiting internalised transphobia.
IDAS services are for anyone affected by domestic abuse. Please email them if you have any questions info@idas.org.uk
Report a Hate Crime
IN AN EMERGENCY
call 999 or 112.
If you cannot make voice calls, you can now contact the 999 emergency services by SMS text from your mobile phone. However, you will only be able to use this service if you have registered with emergencySMS first. See the emergencySMS website for details (opens in new window).
2. CONTACT THE POLICE
Who you can speak to in confidence. You do not have to give your personal details, but please be aware the investigation and ability to prosecute the offender(s) is severely limited if the police cannot contact you. Contact your local police force, either by telephone or by visiting your local police station. Details on how to contact your local police force can be found at www.police.uk.
3. REPORT ONLINE
You can report online using the facility on this website. Go to the 'Reporting online' page.
4. SELF REPORTING FORM
You can download the self reporting form and send this to your local police force. The forms, including an Easy Read version, can be found on the 'Report a hate crime' page.
5. THIRD PARTY REPORTING CENTRES
Local agencies such as the Citizens Advice Bureau, Community Voluntary Services etc can also report the incident on your behalf and provide you with advice and support. The 'Organisations that can help' page has a list of those organisations that may be able to help you.
6. CRIMESTOPPERS
If you do not want to talk to the police or fill in the reporting forms, you can still report a hate crime by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their website at www.crimestoppers-uk.org. Tell them what you know 100% anonymously. Always. Speak up. Stop crime. Stay safe.
More information listed on the police funded True Vision website.