The National Domestic Violence Helpline is funded by government
grants and Comic Relief, and run by a partnership of leading domestic
violence agencies - Womens Aid and Refuge. The 24-hour FREEPHONE number is:
0808 2000 247
Women's Aid is the national domestic violence charity that helps over 320,000 women and children every year.They work to end violence against women and children, and co-ordinate and support over 500 domestic and sexual violence services across the country.
Their mission is to advocate for abused women and children and to ensure their safety through protection, prevention and by providing services to help abused women and children.
Refuge offers a range of services to increase women's choices
and give them access to professional support whatever their situation.
They run a network of safe houses offering women emergency
accommodation and the time and space to make decisions about the
future. Some of the refuges are for women from specific cultural
backgrounds.
They run outreach services to support women within their home and when they move
from a refuge into a new community. They also offer specialist services
for women from a range of cultural backgrounds.
West Oxfordshire District Council have an informative page on their
website giving details of local help and services, see right for link