What is intimate image abuse?

Intimate image abuse can include the behaviours of:

• Sharing intimate images, either on or offline, without their consent. 
• Threatening to share intimate images. 
• Taking an intimate image without knowledge or consent.  

Intimate image abuse can also be referred to as 'revenge porn', non-consensual pornography or image-based sexual abuse. 

What issues can we help with?

The main areas we can help with are:

• Intimate images shared without consent
• Threats to share intimate images
• Images recorded without consent (Voyeurism)
• Webcam blackmail (Sextortion)
• Upskirting

What can we do to help?

• Non-judgemental and confidential advice
• Help with the reporting and removal of content
• Advice on how to report violations to social media
• Advice on reporting crimes to the police
• Signposting towards legal advice

Find more information on what the Helpline can provide and what to expect when you contact us here. 

What we can't help with

• We cannot help anyone under the age of 18
• We cannot support people from outside of the UK.
• We do not have the capacity to provide long term counselling to our clients
• We cannot undertake criminal investigations or report to the police on the victim's behalf

Please find more information on who can help when we can't here.