Intimate image abuse: help and support
In this section:
| 1. What is intimate image abuse (revenge porn) |
| 2. What you can do: reporting it to us |
| 3. Reporting it to social media companies if it happened online |
| 4. Help and support |
There is help and support available if you are the victim of intimate image abuse or ‘revenge porn’ or if you are the friend, carer of parent of someone who has been.
If you report what’s happened to the police you’ll be asked if you want to be put in touch with a support organisation.
Read: What to expect as a victim or witness of a crime
If you don’t want to report to the police you can still get help from those same organisations.
Read: Support for victims and witnesses
Adults of 18 and over
Advice and information if you experience revenge porn and help getting images removed.
0345 6000 459
You can also email [email protected].
Open 10am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.
The Revenge Porn Helpline's service is for adults (18 or over) only.
StopNCII.org helps adults remove intimate images shared without their permission online.
Advice for children, young people, parents and carers on keeping safe online and dealing with online harm.
Free expert help for victims of cybercrime and online harm.
Provides trained volunteers to talk to about any abuse you’ve experienced.
Children and young people under 18
Help and advice for under 18s. Childline can help you to get shared images removed from the internet.
Anonymously and confidentially report child sexual abuse pictures or videos on the internet.
Child Exploitation and Online Protection
Report online child sexual abuse to the police's Child Exploitation and Online Protection.