Domestic abuse: specialist sources of support
Updated 18 June 2021
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Specialist support services
| Organisation바카라 사이트¯ | Contact바카라 사이트¯ |
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| - support and advice for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans+ people who have experienced abuse | 0800 999 5428바카라 사이트¯ help@galop.org.uk |
| - support and information for older people and those concerned about an older person experiencing abuse or exploitation | 0808 808 8141 바카라 사이트¯ |
| 바카라 사이트¯- support for Middle Eastern, North African and Afghan survivors | 020 7920 6460 Out-of-hours emergencies Kurdish/Arabic/English: 07846 275246 Farsi/Dari/English: 07846 310157 |
| 0808 801 0500 | |
| - support for Latin American women | 0808 145 4909 Monday to Friday 11am to 1pm info@lawrs.org.uk |
| 바카라 사이트¯ | 0800 999 5786 0303 999 5786바카라 사이트¯ info@mwnhelpline.co.uk |
| - support for deaf people and those with hearing loss in British Sign Language (BSL) | 020 3947 2601 Text: 07970 350366 da@signhealth.org.uk |
| - support for 바카라 사이트¯disabled survivors of domestic abuse | 020 8519 7241바카라 사이트¯ Text: 07587 134 122바카라 사이트¯ enquiries@staysafe-east.org.uk |
| 바카라 사이트¯- support for gender-related abuse against Asian and African-Caribbean survivors 바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯ | 020 8571 9595바카라 사이트¯ 바카라 사이트¯ |
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Get help for children and young people
Experiencing domestic abuse can have a serious impact on a child바카라 사이트™s long-term health. It is a top priority that vulnerable children and young people remain safe during this uncertain period. If you are concerned that a child is at risk of harm, you should refer this information to children바카라 사이트™s social care, or to the police if you believe the child is in immediate danger.
If you are a teacher, or work at a school, is a police and education safeguarding partnership which enables schools to offer immediate support to children experiencing domestic abuse.
For free advice from an education psychologist on how best to support children experiencing domestic abuse, call the Operation Encompass Teachers바카라 사이트™ National Helpline on 020 4513 9990.
If you are a young person, and adults around you are affected by domestic abuse, this can also affect you. If you are a young person who is experiencing domestic abuse in your own relationship, this is called teen relationship abuse. There is support available for you on both바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯and바카라 사이트¯.
| Organisation | Contact |
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| 바카라 사이트¯- advice and support for anyone with concerns about a child | 0808 800 5000 help@nspcc.org.uk |
| 바카라 사이트¯- help and support for children and young people | 0800 1111 |
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If you are deaf or hard of hearing, you can contact the NSPCC via바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯using your webcam. SignVideo, using British Sign Language, is available on PC, Mac, iOS (iPhone/iPad) and Android smartphones (4.2 or above). This service is available Monday to Friday from 8am to 8pm and Saturdays from 8am to 1pm.
Adolescent to parent violence (APV)
Domestic abuse also covers abuse between family members, such as adolescent to parent violence and abuse.
If you are a kinship carer looking after a child who can no longer live with their birth parents and are experiencing domestic abuse you can get help and advice.
| Organisation | Contact |
|---|---|
| 바카라 사이트¯- supports kinship carers raising children who aren바카라 사이트™t able to live with their parents | 0300 123 7015 advice@kinship.org.uk |
| 바카라 사이트¯- independent specialist help and advice for parents and kinship carers involved with local authority children바카라 사이트™s services | 0808 801 0366 Monday to Friday 9:30am to 3pm |
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Special guardians of children who were previously looked after by their local authority can get also get therapeutic support from the바카라 사이트¯adoption support fund. Special guardians who meet the eligibility criteria should contact their local authority for more information.
Welfare benefits and housing advice
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published up-to-date바카라 사이트¯.
If you are concerned about your financial situation, you can contact바카라 사이트¯. They help people to access the money available to them through welfare benefits and grants. Their website has an income-related benefits checker enabling you to check that you are receiving all the benefits you are entitled to.
바카라 사이트¯provide free confidential housing information, support and legal advice on all housing and homelessness issues. They also have an emergency helpline and a webchat service.
The , created by Women바카라 사이트™s Aid, provides information on housing, money, helping your children and your legal rights.
Support from your local jobcentre
Even if a jobcentre is closed, staff will still meet their most vulnerable customers including those fleeing domestic abuse.
Jobcentres are a safe space and the바카라 사이트¯. This includes helping you access temporary accommodation and supporting you to make new applications for Universal Credit and putting you in touch with local experts and support networks.
Find out more about바카라 사이트¯help available from the DWP for people who are victims of domestic violence and abuse.
If you don바카라 사이트™t have settled status in the UK
Apply for settlement in your own right
If your relationship with a British citizen or someone settled in the UK has broken down because of domestic abuse you may be able to apply for바카라 사이트¯settlement as a victim of domestic violence.
The바카라 사이트¯destitution domestic violence concession바카라 사이트¯provides help if you are in the UK on a temporary visa as a partner, your relationship has broken down because of domestic violence and you have no money to support yourself.
Apply for access to benefits
The destitution domestic violence concession offers domestic abuse victims 3 months바카라 사이트™ leave outside the immigration rules with the ability to apply for access to public funds. This provides the opportunity to gain a temporary immigration status independent of the abuser and to fund safe accommodation, where victims of domestic abuse may consider applying for indefinite leave to remain or deciding to return to their country of origin.
Support for specific types of abuse
If you or someone you know is suffering from a specific form of abuse the organisations below might be able to help you.
| Specialism | Organisation | Contact / Resource |
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| Economic abuse | 01323 635 987 | |
| Female genital mutilation (FGM) | 0808 800 5000 help@nspcc.org.uk |
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| Forced marriage | Forced Marriage Unit | +44 (0)20 7008 0151 fmu@fcdo.gov.uk |
| 바카라 사이트˜Honour바카라 사이트™-based abuse, forced marriage and domestic abuse | 0800 5999 247 support@karmanirvana.org.uk |
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| Sexual assault | Call바카라 사이트¯your | |
| Stalking | 0808 802 0300 |
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| Technological abuse | Refuge |