- Location Somerset Wide
- Info/Website Click to open
- Start Date Weekdays various times - see website
- Telephone 0117 916 6461 or 0345 458 2914
- Email info@womankindbristol.org.uk
Womankind supports all woman aged 16 years and older who might be struggling with their mental health or experiences of violence and abuse. They offer a range of support services, including counselling, befriending and a telephone and webchat helpline. The service is run by women for women.
The Womankind webchat is a free and confidential messaging service that offers empathetic, non-judgemental listening support from trained volunteers.
The helpline service offers nonjudgmental, empathetic and confidential listening support to women and girls aged 16+. Girls can talk to WomanKimd via telephone or webchat (online instant messaging) for 50 minutes at a time, up to twice a week. All volunteers are trained in women’s mental health, gender-based violence and a trauma-informed approach.
The webchat is an online instant messaging service. The webchat was created with Deaf and Hard of Hearing women in mind, and it uses translation technology, for women who use English as a second language and would prefer to talk in their own language.
The webchat and phoneline are available each weekday at different times, please see the website for details: womankindbristol.org.uk