{"id":47461,"date":"2025-04-04T13:48:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/?page_id=47461"},"modified":"2025-11-11T11:36:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T11:36:53","slug":"services-and-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/friends-and-family\/services-and-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Services and resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"47461\" class=\"elementor elementor-47461\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-677c82ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"677c82ff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bd00b64\" data-id=\"4bd00b64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f20b61e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f20b61e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Services and <strong>resources<\/strong><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55861f36 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"55861f36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-248bbe3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"248bbe3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>On this page:<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#informationandsupport\">Information and support for survivors<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-211fedc4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"211fedc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b396a9b elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"b396a9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"As friends and family, we don\u2019t have to have all the answers, we don\u2019t have to fix it, we don\u2019t have to sort it all out there and then.\u00a0And it can be hard for us to say to our friend or our family member; \u201cDo you know what, I\u2019m not the best person to do all of this with you. And I can be with you while we find that right person, and I can be by your side, if you want me to be, when you're talking about this, or after you\u2019ve had a support session or a counselling session, but I\u2019m not the right person to be continuing all this with you. I don\u2019t have the skills, I don\u2019t have all the knowledge, but we can find the right person together.\u201d\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Family member of a survivor<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%22As+friends+and+family%2C+we+don%E2%80%99t+have+to+have+all+the+answers%2C+we+don%E2%80%99t+have+to+fix+it%2C+we+don%E2%80%99t+have+to+sort+it+all+out+there+and+then.%C2%A0And+it+can+be+hard+for+us+to+say+to+our+friend+or+our+family+member%3B+%E2%80%9CDo+you+know+what%2C+I%E2%80%99m+not+the+best+person+to+do+all+of+this+with+you.+And+I+can+be+with+you+while+we+find+that+right+person%2C+and+I+can+be+by+your+side%2C+if+you+want+me+to+be%2C+when+you%27re+talking+about+this%2C+or+after+you%E2%80%99ve+had+a+support+session+or+a+counselling+session%2C+but+I%E2%80%99m+not+the+right+person+to+be+continuing+all+this+with+you.+I+don%E2%80%99t+have+the+skills%2C+I+don%E2%80%99t+have+all+the+knowledge%2C+but+we+can+find+the+right+person+together.%E2%80%9D%0A%0A+%E2%80%94+Family+member+of+a+survivor&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwomensaid.org.uk%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F47461\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d8b745 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8d8b745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ea2417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66ea2417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Remember in an emergency situation you should always call 999 for the Police. If you cannot talk, you will be asked to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.policeconduct.gov.uk\/our-work\/key-areas-of-work\/silent-solution\"><strong>press 55<\/strong><\/a><strong> to be put through. <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Use\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/999bsl.co.uk\/\"><strong>999 BSL<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0for a British Sign Language interpreter to connect you to emergency services.<\/strong><\/p><p>There are many organisations in the UK which offer services and support to people experiencing domestic abuse. As a friend, family member, neighbour, or colleague of a survivor, it can be useful to know about these organisations, so that you can give the details to the person, when they are ready to reach out for help.<\/p><p>Some of the organisations also offer support directly to friends, family members, neighbours, and colleagues.\u00a0<em>You<\/em> can contact these organisations yourself to ask for support, information, and advice.<\/p><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wefindaway.org.uk\/\">Findaway<\/a> service for families, friends and communities offers a phoneline (0300 140 0061) and webchat for you to reach out if you\u2019re worried about someone else. The project also offers workshops and toolkits to explore how to support someone and keep yourself safe.<\/p><p>Sometimes you\u2019ll have your own experiences of abuse and supporting someone in this situation can trigger you to relive these or to need some additional support.<\/p><p>You can contact most of these organisations anonymously, in other words, you can ask for advice about the situation without needing to tell them who you are, or who the survivor is.<\/p><p>It can be challenging to work out who to contact in different situations, or for particular types of support, so we have collected information about some of the national organisations, across the UK, that\u00a0<em>you<\/em>\u00a0can contact, as a friend, family member, neighbour, or colleague. We also provide a brief description of the types of help they can offer.<\/p><p>Understandably, many survivors are nervous about contacting professionals. If the person you know indicates that they are ready to take this step, you can support them by creating opportunities to get in touch safely, for example by letting them use your computer or telephone. You could also telephone the organisations yourself, with the survivor sitting beside you, and hand over the phone to her when she is ready to speak. To help her to access face-to-face support, you could offer to drive her to appointments, accompany her (if this is what she wants), or offer childcare whilst she attends.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47abd75c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"47abd75c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68d85919 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68d85919\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10cb72de\" data-id=\"10cb72de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a46563d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a46563d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"informationandsupport\">Information and support for survivors<\/h2><p>Our domestic abuse services provide a wide range of information and support to survivors of abuse from fully trained, expert female support workers. Many are for survivors only, but it\u2019s useful to know what we provide so you can share them with your loved ones experiencing abuse.<\/p><p>Women\u2019s Aid is not an emergency service. If you think you might be in danger, call the police on 999.<\/p><p>If you are a professional, currently working with a survivor of abuse, Women\u2019s Aid runs\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/what-we-do\/i-work-with-survivors\/dedicated-service-for-professionals\/\">the dedicated service for professionals<\/a>\u00a0to support you.<\/p><p>Our Women\u2019s Aid services include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39fbe685 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39fbe685\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81d164c\" data-id=\"81d164c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26fd279 elementor-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"26fd279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/useful-links\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Useful Links\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/useful-links\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUseful Links\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWe've gathered useful links to websites and organisations who can provide you with information and support. This includes legal advice, support for children and young people, emotional support, and more.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c7194a9 elementor-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"5c7194a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/womens-aid-directory\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Domestic Abuse Directory\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/womens-aid-directory\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDomestic Abuse Directory\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOur directory contains up to date information about domestic abuse support services across the UK. It is regularly updated by the services listed so you\u2019ll be able to find the right local support, when you need it most. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-109777ae elementor-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"109777ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/the-survivors-handbook\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Survivor\u2019s Handbook \">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/the-survivors-handbook\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSurvivor\u2019s Handbook \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThis handbook provides practical support and information for women experiencing domestic abuse, with guidance on seeking support and reaching safety. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2900eb9b\" data-id=\"2900eb9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f72339a elementor-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"5f72339a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/survivorsforum.womensaid.org.uk\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Survivors\u2019 Forum\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/survivorsforum.womensaid.org.uk\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSurvivors\u2019 Forum\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSurvivors of abuse can speak with other women in our supportive community of domestic abuse survivors on our Survivors\u2019 Forum. 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Often people are unsure when to contact them, what will happen if they do, what the responsibilities of the Police are in situations of domestic abuse, and how to make sure that the Police meet their responsibilities. It may be helpful to look at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/the-survivors-handbook\/police-and-the-cps\/\">Police and the Criminal Prosecution Process<\/a>\u00a0section of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/the-survivors-handbook\/\">The Survivor\u2019s Handbook<\/a>.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">For some women, their GP is the person they are most likely to tell. This is because doctors are seen as trusted individuals, who can help survivors to manage any health and wellbeing symptoms they experience as a result of abuse. GPs also have a role in referring people who have experienced domestic abuse for specialist support, and for recording details of abuse in the person\u2019s medical record. This recorded information may be helpful at a later date if the abuse, or the relationship separation, results in a court case. <\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">It\u2019s important to be clear with the GP the need for confidentiality<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\"> \u2013 a survivor can use the \u201c104\u201d code to prevent automated online access to a medical record, and can ask the GP to remove specific records from online visibility so anything relating to abuse can\u2019t be seen. 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