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Domestic Abuse Advice & Contacts

Local Contacts

Torbay Domestic Abuse
Provides information for survivors and a directory of domestic abuse services.
Tel: 01803 841 469
Tel: 08705 777444 - 24-hour helpline
Tel: 01803 841434 - Family Protection Team
Checkpoint
Support & information for young people
Tel: 01803 200100
Citizens Advice Bureau
Devon Family Mediation
Help for couples who are facing separation or divorce.
Tel: 01392 420888
Website: www.dfma.co.uk
Devon M.A.L.E
Confidential advice line for men in abusive relationships.
Tel: 0845 064 6800
Legal Advice Line
Covers Exeter, Newton Abbot & Torquay
Tel: 01626 202424
Sexual Abuse Line in Devon
Tel: 0808 800 0188
South Devon Women's Aid
Address: PO Box 65, Totnes, Devon TQ11 0YF
Tel: 01364 643866 - Outreach Office
Tel: 01803 315154 - 24 hour helpline
Tel: 01364 644088 - helpline 10am-1.00pm
Website: www.womensaid.org.uk
Social Services
Tel: 01803 208500
Tel: 01803 292166 - Emergency Out of Hours
SureStart - Domestic Abuse Advice Service
Provides advice on benefits and housing issues and other services for people who have children under the age of 4.
Tel: 07739 905959
Victim Support Scheme
Covers Torbay.
Tel: 01626 356695

National Contacts

Action on Elder Abuse
This organisation aims to prevent abuse in old age by raising awareness, providing education and promoting research.
Address: Astral House, 1268 London Road, London, SW16 4ER
Tel: 020 8765 7000
Website: www.elderabuse.org.uk
Black Association of Women Step Out
This organisation works with black women who have experienced or are experiencing domestic violence.
Address: 195 Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 1AJ
Tel: 029 2043 7390
Broken Rainbow
A 24 hour helpline service for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people who are experiencing domestic violence.
Tel: 020 8539 9507 -Helpline (Survivors)
Minicom: 020 8539 9521
Fax: 020 8556 5673
Address: Broken Rainbow, c/o HGLC 40 Borough High Street, London SE1 1BS
Website: www.broken-rainbow.org.uk
Childline
Tel: 0800 1111
Website: www.childline.org.uk
Chinese Information and Advice Centre (CIAC) -
CIAC offers information on family issues, domestic violence and immigration.
Address: 53 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1BL
Tel: 020 7692 3697
Website: www.ciac.co.uk
FamilyLine Surrey
Confidential helpline advice for anyone with family concerns or worries.
Address: PO box 335, Dorking, RH4 2YJ
Tel: 0808 800 5678
Website: www.familyline.org.uk
Hidden Hurt - Domestic Abuse Information
This site has been written by a survivor of domestic violence, and provides advice and information to those who are in an abusive relationship.
Website: www.hiddenhurt.co.uk
Hold Tight Tight Hold
This organisation aims to raise awareness of same sex domestic abuse and works towards inclusion within current service provision.
Website: www.lgbt-dv.org
Jewish Women's Aid
JWA aims to break the silence surrounding domestic violence through education and awareness-raising programmes.
Address: PO Box 2670, London, N12 9ZE
Tel: 0800 59 12 03
Kiran - Asian Women's Aid
Provides safe, temporary accommodation for Asian women and their children escaping domestic violence.
Tel: 020 8558 1986
Website: www.rdlogo.com/cwp/kawa
London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard
24 hour information, support and referral service for lesbians and gay men from all backgrounds.
Tel: 020 7837 7324
Website: www.llgs.org.uk
Mankind
A charity that helps male victims of domestic abuse, giving details of counselling services, national helplines, mediation services & solicitors.
Tel: 08707 944124
Website: www.mankind.org.uk
Refuge
Accommodation and support for women who are experiencing domestic violence.
Address: 2-8 Maltravers Street, London, WC2R 3EE
Tel: 0870 599 5443 - 24 hour helpline
Website: www.refuge.org.uk
Rights of Women
Rights of Women works to attain justice and equality by informing, educating and empowering women on their legal rights.
Address: 52-54 Featherstone St, London, EC1Y 8RT
Tel: 020 7251 6577 - Helpline
Samaritans
Tel: 08457 909090
Website: www.samaritans.org.uk
The Royal College of Midwives - Domestic Abuse in Pregnancy
Guidelines for midwives to learn how to recognise the signs of domestic violence during pregnancy and how to offer pregnant women help and support.
Website: www.rcm.org.uk
The Sunflower Centre
The Sunflower Centre is a multi-agency domestic abuse centre based in Northampton providing a comprehensive range of support advice and services for male and female victims.
Tel: 01604 233684
Website: www.sunflower-centre.org
The Tulip Project
Support for parents who have experienced violence at the hands of their children.
Tel: 0151 637 6363
Victim Support - www.victimsupport.org.uk
A national charity for people affected by crime - offers free and confidential service, irrespective of whether or not a crime has been reported.
Address: Cranmer House, 39 Brixton Road, London, SW9 6DZ
Tel: 0845 303 0900 - Helpline
Email: contact@victimsupport.org.uk
Tel: 020 7735 9166
Fax: 020 7582 5712
Women's Aid Federation of England
Address: PO Box 391, Bristol, BS99 7WS
Helpline: 08457 023 468
Women's Aid National Helpline
There are also specialist refuge and/or advice services in some parts of the country for: African and African Caribbean women, Asian women, Black women, Chinese women, Irish women, Muslim women. To contact any of these, phone the National helpline below for their numbers.
Tel: 08457 023 468 - 24 hour helpline
Tel: 0800 591203 - Jewish Women's Aid
Tel: 0208 522 0675 - Women with Learning Difficulties
Email: info@womensaid.org.uk
Website: www.womensaid.org.uk

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