Confidentiality Policy

Single Step takes confidentiality very seriously and all members of staff and volunteers work to a strict confidentiality policy. Nothing you say to a helpline volunteer or peer support facilitator will go beyond Single Step service unless there is a genuine reason to believe that you might be at risk, that you might be a risk to others or that a minor or vulnerable adult might be at risk.

In these circumstances a Single Step Supervisor will have to be informed of the relevant details and may have to contact someone outside of the service. In most cases you will be informed in advance about who is being contacted and why, and included in this process wherever possible.

Please be reassured that this is only in exceptional circumstances where there is a potential risk to yourself or others and/or where required by law.

If you ever feel that your confidentiality has not been respected or if there is any other aspect of the service which you are unhappy with please refer to our complaints procedure and notify us of the issue as soon as possible. We take all feedback as constructive and will act wherever possible to ensure the resolution of any issues and/or to prevent similar issues happening in the future.

Complaints Procedure

Single Step Helpline operates according to professional guidelines, policies and practices. If anybody wishes to make a complaint about the service that they received from Single Step Helpline they are invited to partake in the following complaints procedure:

All users of Single Step Helpline, including callers and peer support group members, who wish to make a complaint about the service they have received, are encouraged in the first instance to address their complaint directly to the member of Single Step Helpline that the complaint concerns. If this proves unsatisfactory, or if they do not feel comfortable approaching the person directly, they should make their complaint to Single Step Helpline’s Supervisor by email to .

If this is unsatisfactory you can contact the Executive Director of Single Step by email to .

All complaints will be dealt with in a strictly confidential manner.