Links & useful numbers
Refuge Banner Pack
If you or your company would like to link to Refuge and demonstrate your support against domestic violence, we will send you a banner pack by email. You can then select the most suitable banner and use it to link to our website.
Request the Refuge banner pack
Domestic violence national numbers
Freephone 24 hour National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247 run in partnership between Women's Aid and Refuge
999 Police for emergencies
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Refuge contact numbers
Switchboard (administrative calls only): 020 7395 7700; info@refuge.org.uk
For volunteering: volunteering@refuge.org | fundraising@refuge.org.uk
For fundraising: fundraising@refuge.org.uk / 020 7395 7724
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General support
Samaritans - 0845 7909 090 / www.samaritans.org.uk
Asylum aids - 020 7247 8741
Inland revenue: 0845 3020203 / www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk
Rape Crisis - www.rapecrisis.org.uk & www.truthaboutrape.co.uk
Shelter - 0808 800 4444 / www.shelter.org.uk
Victim support - 0845 3030 900 / www.victimsupport.org.uk
Crimestoppers - 0800 555 111 / www.crimestoppers-uk.org
Refugee council - 020 7346 6777 / www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
Immigration Advice Service - 020 7357 6917 / www.iasuk.org
Rights of Women - 020 7251 6577 / www.rightsofwomen.org.uk
Get Connected (16-25 year olds) - 0808 808 4994 / www.getconnected.org.uk
Hammersmith and Fulham - Standing Together Against Domestic Violence (provides support to agencies in the London borough)
- www.standingtogether.org.uk
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Legal support
Community Legal Service Direct is a free government-funded confidential advice service.
0845 345 4 345 / www.clsdirect.org.uk
Rights of Women - 020 7251 6577 / www.rightsofwomen.org.uk
The London Centre for Domestic Violence - www.lcdv.co.uk / 0800 970 20 70
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual domestic violence
Broken Rainbow - www.broken-rainbow.org.uk 07812 644 914
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Other support
Women's Aid Federation of England - 0117 944 4411 / www.womensaid.org.uk
Welsh Women's Aid - 02920 390 874 / www.welshwomensaid.org
Wales Domestic Abuse Helpline - 0808 80 10 800
Scottish Women's Aid - 0131 475 2372 / www.scottishwomensaid.co.uk
Northern Ireland Women's Aid - 02890 331 818 / www.niwaf.org
Network for Surviving Stalking - www.nss.org.uk
The Haven Project (Wolverhampton) - 01902 572140 / www.havenrefuge.org.uk
One Parent Families www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk
Women and Girls' Network www.wgn.org.uk
National Association for People Abused in Childhood www.napac.org.uk
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Support for children
Childline www.childline.org.uk (0800 1111)
NSPCC www.nspcc.org.uk (0808 800 5000)
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Support for men
Male perpetrator programmes:
Respect - www.respect.uk.net
Samaritans - 0845 7909 090 / www.samaritans.org.uk
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Support for women and children from multicultural backgrounds
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (support forced marriage and repatriation issues) - 020 7008 0230 / www.fco.gov.uk
Southall Black Sisters - 020 8571 9595
Muslim Women's Helpline - 020 8904 8193 / 020 8908 6715 / www.mwhl.org
Jewish Women's Aid Helpline - 0800 59 12 03 / www.jwa.org.uk
Somalian Women's Centre - 020 8752 1787
Newham Asian Women's Project - 020 8552 5524 / www.nawp.org
Kiran - Asian Women's Aid - 020 8558 1986 / www.rdlogo.com/cwp/kawa/
Chinese Information and Advice Centre - 020 7692 3697 / www.ciac.co.uk
Black Association of Women Step Out - 029 2043 7390
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Further general information
Crime reduction Government initiative - www.crimereduction.gov.uk/infosharing00.htm
Government women and equality unit - www.womenandequalityunit.gov.uk/domestic_violence/projects.htm
National Centre for Domestic Violence - www.ncdv.org.uk
The Department for Constitutional Affairs - www.dca.gov.uk
ACPO (Association of Chief Police Officers) - www.acpo.police.uk
Metropolitan Police Force - www.met.police.uk
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Information and guidance on funding for domestic violence services via the Supporting People Programme - www.spkweb.org.uk
CSPA - helping those who wish to learn about the prevention of crimes against women www.cspa.tv
In memory of Penny Beale www.pennybealememorialfund.org
MIDIRS (Midwives Information and Resource Service) - 0800 581 009 / www.midirs.org
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Local support
Edinburgh - Shakti Women's Aid
www.shaktiedinburgh.co.uk
East London - ELBWO
www.elbwo.org.uk
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