Safe Spaces is a free and independent support service, provided by the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church of England and Wales in collaboration with Victim Support.
Safe Spaces comprises a team of trained support advocates who have undergone specific training in how the churches respond to abuse cases, the way in which faith and church-related settings have been used to carry out abuse, and the particular issues affecting people who have had or still have, a relationship with the church.
This national service provides remote support by helpline, live chat, and website for as long as the survivor needs such support.
If face-to-face support is also required, referrals can be made to appropriate local organisations according to need.
The service can assist victims of church-related abuse in England or Wales. This includes any church official, ordained or lay, paid or voluntary. It also includes abuse linked to participating in a church-led activity or group. Every effort is made to minimise or avoid re-traumatisation at every stage of support, and great emphasis is placed on keeping secure the personal and sensitive data of survivors.
To contact Safe Spaces use one of the options below for more service information.
In December 1917, at the invitation of Fr O’Grady, the Sisters of Mercy, opened their convent in Cambridge Park, the stables being converted into a temporary Church.
Later, the foundation stone of Our Lady of Lourdes Wanstead was blessed by Arthur Doubleday, the then Bishop of Brentwood, in July 1927.
The Church has been sustained by the people of God here in Wanstead for 100 years. Long may the faith continue to grow and thrive here.
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