Where To Find Support
Find a local service, connect to services, and sign post your employees based on their individual circumstance here….
If you or anyone you know is in immediate danger, please contact 999
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Apps
WeProtect
WEPROTECT is an instant victim referral app, developed by the Domestic Abuse Alliance. It allows anyone to refer a domestic abuse survivor to a team of trained legal advisors.
For more information
Bright Sky
Bright Sky is a safe, easy to use app and website that provides practical support and information on how to respond to domestic abuse. It is for anyone experiencing domestic abuse, or who is worried about someone else.
Bright Sky helps you to spot the signs of abuse, know how to respond, and help signpost people to relevant support.
We recommend that employers encourage or mandate all of their employees to download Bright Sky because nobody knows when they may need this app to save someone’s life.
For more information or Download the Bright Sky poster
Hollie Guard
Hollie Guard is the next-generation smart phone app that provides enhanced levels of protection.
For more information.
kulpa
Evidence is Everything. First, make sure it’s safe and secure by using the kulpa app. Photos, videos, screenshots, documents, messages, audio and more can all be securely stored on kulpa to ensure it holds evidential weight and can be used to support a criminal or civil case, should you choose to use it.
Uploading your evidence to kulpa gives you options. There is no requirement to share it with anyone. But, if you decide you need help, you can share your verified evidence directly with the Police or send the details to a civil lawyer.
For more information or Download the kulpa information leaflet
Advice Lines & Support
National
The National Domestic Abuse Helpline, is a freephone number, open 24 hours a day, run in partnership between Women’s Aid and Refuge.
Call: 0808 200 0247.
In Wales
Welsh Women’s Aid run a confidential 24 Hour ‘Live Fear Free’ Helpline.
Call: 0808 801 0800.
In Scotland
Scotland’s Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline is open 24 hours a day.
Call: 0800 027 1234.
In Northern Ireland
Women’s Aid Federation Northern Ireland offer a Freephone 24-hour Domestic & Sexual Violence Helpline.
Call: 0808 802 1414.
The Employers Initiative on Domestic Abuse
EIDA works with employers helping them to demonstrate their awareness of domestic abuse via toolkits, offering direct help and signposting. EIDA is dedicated to supporting employers who are taking action and making their staff aware of the services available to them. These things combined will help to reduce the wall of silence around domestic abuse that prevents many from seeking help.
Your business can become an EIDA member today, free of charge! To sign up, please click here.
The Domestic Abuse Alliance run an advice line with legal assistance for domestic abuse victims, available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Call: 0800 101 7110.
Affordable Justice offer legal services for women and calls are free. Call: 0148 271 1003.
The Mankind Initiative run a confidential helpline available Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm. Call: 0182 333 4244. Freephone: 0808 800 1170
Respect run a confidential helpline available Monday to Friday 10am to 8pm. Call: 0808 801 0327.
Dyn Wales run a free and confidential helpline for Heterosexual, Gay, Bisexual and Trans men who are experiencing Domestic abuse from a partner in Wales, available Monday and Tuesday 10am to 4pm and Wednesday 10am to 1pm. Call: 0808 801 0321.
SurvivorsUK is an inclusive service for male survivors of sexual abuse, available Monday to Sunday 12pm – 8pm. Call 0203 598 3989 or chat via SMS 020 3322 1860.
Galop run a free national helpline for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse and violence available Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm and until 8pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Call: 0800 999 5428.
Dyn Wales run a free and confidential helpline for Heterosexual, Gay, Bisexual and Trans men who are experiencing domestic abuse from a partner in Wales, available Monday and Tuesday 10am to 4pm and Wednesday 10am to 1pm. Call: 0808 801 0321.
Muslim Women’s Network, supporting Muslim women and girls suffering from or at risk of abuse. Helpline: 0800 999 5786 / 0303 999 5786. www.mwnhelpline.co.uk
Asian Women’s Resource Centre, which provides a domestic abuse and advocacy service to women in need in the following languages: Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Hinko, Konkani, Marathi, Pashto, Patwari, Punjabi, Urdu, Farsi, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Kurdish, Turkish and Azerbaijani. Tel: 0208 961 6549
BAWSO run a 24-hour helpline for black minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant victims of domestic abuse, violence and exploitation in Wales. Call: 0800 731 8147.
Imkaan is the only UK based women’s organisation dedicated to addressing violence against Black and Minority Women. Contact through their website.
Jewish Women’s Aid run a helpline for Jewish women and girls affected by domestic abuse, available Monday to Thursday 9.30am to 9.30pm. Call: 0808 801 0500.
LAWRS – A helpline for Latin American migrant women, available Monday to Friday 11am to 1pm. Call: 0808 145 4909.
Nour specialise in providing Islamic support and advice through Islamic advisors (male and female) who are from a range of different Islamic schools of thought. They support members of the BAME community through a deep understanding and expertise in working with marginalised and ‘hidden’ communities. Contact through their website.
Southall Black Sisters offer specialist support, advocacy and information to Asian and Afro-Caribbean women suffering abuse. Available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, run by Southall Black Sisters. Call: 0208 571 9595.
Chayn supports survivors of abuse across borders and is trauma-informed, intersectional, multi-lingual and feminist. Chayn has an extensive resource section and connections with local services online.
TherapyFinders: Support individuals with finding the right therapist suited to their needs and wants through their uniquely crafted matching service. They have over 1500 trained and verified therapists all with a Level Four diploma or higher, meaning that they can cater to niche searches. They also have an online secure portal called Emotional First Aid that provides immediate support with one of their therapists straight away. Please do get in contact with them if you wish to seek support.
Find the right therapist for your needs here.
re;mind: Provide trauma support for your people, with access to tools and resources 24/7, via an app.
re;mind aims to provide readily accessible and ongoing support to those who need it, whether or not someone has any formal mental health diagnosis. It can be whilst waiting for, alongside and continuing long after a professional support or course of therapy.
If you’re an individual seeking relief from trauma symptoms click here. If you’re an organisation looking to provide 24/7 access to tools and resources click here.
Sara Davison offers specialist which is designed to help clients to cope better with any kind of break-up, separation or divorce. They specialise in supporting emotional support for the rollercoaster that follows a break-up, as well as the practical challenges clients face.
For more information click here.
PEGS: Child to Parent Abuse, visit pegssupport.co.uk for support and further information
DeafHope, providing support for deaf survivors of domestic abuse, find out more www.signhealth.org.uk
Respond is a charity supporting people with learning difficulties, their relatives and professionals affected by trauma and abuse, visit www.respond.org.uk
The NSPCC protect children from domestic abuse, and have useful information to help others understand the impact on children, and how to appropriately respond. For further information please visit the NSPCC website.
Icena Ltd offer training and consultancy, focusing on sexual violence, abuse and discrimination. Find out more www.icena.net
Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA) is the only UK charity dedicated to raising awareness of economic abuse and transforming responses to it. For more information visit: www.survivingeconomicabuse.org
Suzy Lamplugh Trust is the UK’s pioneering personal safety charity and leading stalking authority. Tel: 0808 802 0300 The Helpline is open 09:30 – 16:00 every weekday. On Wednesday’s the Helpline is open from 09:30 – 20:00. For more information visit: https://www.suzylamplugh.org/what-we-do
The Mix offer free information and essential support for under 25’s – Tel: 0808 808 4994
Accessing Help
Online Safe Spaces
Online Safe Spaces is a discreet pop-up window with support, advice and helpful contacts for those at risk of domestic abuse.
It leaves no internet search history and offers quick options for people to exit the site when needed.
Online Safe Spaces can be used on intranets and can be added to a website.
For more information
EIDA works with employers helping them to demonstrate their awareness of domestic abuse via toolkits, offering direct help and signposting. EIDA is dedicated to supporting employers who are taking action and making their staff aware of the services available to them. These things combined will help to reduce the wall of silence around domestic abuse that prevents many from seeking help.
Your business can become an EIDA member today, free of charge! To sign up, please click here.
Sharon's Policy
‘Sharon’s Policy’ is a domestic abuse policy template, to help you implement your own domestic abuse policy, quickly and at no cost. ‘Sharon’s Policy’ was created by website founder & domestic abuse campaigner: Sharon Livermore.
Download the guidance notes & policy.
This policy is annually reviewed and updated inline with government legislation changes and we would like to send you the latest version as and when an update is available
