Bright Sky is a resource that supports anyone in an abusive relationship or anyone concerned about someone they know.

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Visit their website: www.bright-sky.org.uk

Click here to download the app Via Apple

Click here to download the app Via Google Play

The National Domestic Abuse Helpline is a freephone 24 hour helpline which provides advice and support to women and can refer them to emergency accommodation.

 

The National Domestic Abuse Helpline is run in partnership with Refuge.

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There are translation facilities if your first language is not English. The Helpline also offers BT Type talk for callers with hearing difficulties. The Helpline worker contacts the Type talk operator so that the caller can communicate through them.

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Visit their website: www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk

Phone: 0808 200 0247 (open 24/7)

This national helpline offers advice and support to women experiencing domestic violence. Refuge provides safe, emergency accommodation through a network of refuges throughout the UK. It also provides culturally-specific services for women from different minority ethnic communities and cultures. Their website has links to specialist organisations, including specialist organisations for refugees. It includes some information for men who are either being abused or who are abusers.

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Visit their website: www.refuge.org.uk

Phone: 0808 200 0247 (open24/7)

The Women's Aid website provides a wide range of resources to help women and young people.

 

This includes The Survivor's Handbook PDF which provides a range of information including legal and housing advice, tips on how to create a safety plan and advice for people with specialist housing needs. It's available in 11 languages and in audio. 

 

They also run a website to support to children and teenagers who may be living in a home affected by domestic violence, or who may be in a violent relationship themselves.

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Visit their website: www.womensaid.org.uk

Rights of Women offers confidential legal advice on domestic and sexual violence. They produce free information sheets which can be downloaded from their website - www.rightsofwomen.org.uk.

 

Family law advice line: 020 7251 6577 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 7pm-9pm; Friday 12 noon-2pm)

 

Criminal law advice line: 020 7251 8887 (Tuesday 11am-1pm)

 

Immigration and asylum law advice line: 020 7490 7689 (Monday 12 noon-3pm; Thursday 10am-1pm)

 

Textphone advice line: 020 7490 2562 (on the days and times above)

 

Administration: 020 7251 6575

Fax: 020 7490 5377

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Visit their website: www.rightsofwomen.org.uk

E-mail: info@row.org.uk

At Cheshire Without Abuse we know that relationships are complicated and domestic abuse affects the whole family.

 

We have supported families affected by domestic abuse for 40 years and we specialise in supporting people through the challenges they face.

 

Our team are trained to recognise the signs and symptoms of domestic abuse, assess the needs of family members and respond to practical issues such as housing, legal aid and financial difficulties.

 

We offer a weekly drop in advice clinic, a monthly legal clinic and a range of groups offering recovery and support as well as a counselling service and specialist children’s programmes.

 

Visit their website: www.cheshirewithoutabuse.org.uk