Immediate help!
If you suspect someone is/you are in immediate danger or at risk, call 999/112 now
Seeking help as a victim of domestic abuse
Call the Staying Put One Front Door helpline on 0800 2800 999
Their helpline is completely free and confidential, and the call will not show up on itemised bills. The helpline is open from Monday-Friday (09:30-16:30) - the helpline is closed every day between 13:00-13:30.
Women's Aid directory contains details of local, regional and national services that specialise in violence against women and girls, including domestic abuse, sexual violence, forced marriage and stalking/harassment. Click here to access the directory. Women's Aid also offer a Live Chat service, which is available Monday-Friday (08:00-18:00) and Saturday-Sunday (10:00-18:00).
Refuge have a National Domestic Abuse Helpline that you can call on 0808 2000 247. You can also access support by clicking here.
Citizen's Advice can offer guidance for accessing organisations specifically set up to help. Click here to visit their site.
In Bradford? Support services are available here.
Seeking help as a survivor of domestic abuse
Survivors of domestic abuse often need support to help them deal with the trauma and distress they have experienced. There is a lot of support out there for you to access.
Women's Aid have a Survivor's Handbook that is full of practical support and information available here.
There is a useful leaflet available from Victim Support here.
You can read some Survivor Stories on the Safer Places website here.
Mind have a range of information regarding mental health support for survivors of abuse here.
Seeking help as a family member of potential victims and offering support
This is a difficult position to be in and it can be hard to know what the right thing is to do to help.
Women’s Aid website can offer some guidance and direction on this, click here to go to their site.
Useful steps to take are also detailed here via the woman’s trust website and also here via Valley House website.
There is also some useful information from Refuge here on how to approach someone who you suspect is a victim of domestic abuse.
Seeking help as a member of the public
Don’t put yourself at risk! If you witness any incidents in public phone the police. Be prepared to act as a witness, try remember key details. For example a perpetrator’s height, hair colour, accent, tattoos, the time, their words/actions, a victim’s physical appearance, any CCTV.
Seek support for yourself following the incident should you feel you need to.
If you witnessed something that at the time you didn’t feel the need to report but it has since been playing on your mind and you feel concerned it is never too late to report it.
What to do if you suspect child abuse
The NSPCC website can offer guidance on this. Click here to be taken to their site.
If the child is family member and you have already been isolated from them, never stop fighting for them and be persistent with your local Social Services. If you are seeing them intermittently, collect all the evidence you feel you’re able to safely.
And remember Star!
