Domestic abuse
Help for victims
Many turn to friends or family for help. Although in many cases this can provide valuable support, friends or family may struggle with knowing what to do for the best. They may also not know what professional support is available or the victim’s legal rights.
The organisations which can help include:
- the police. In an emergency where you are concerned for your own or someone else’s safety always dial 999
- Staffordshire Police domestic abuse officers, 101
- 24-hour (Staffordshire) Pathway Project domestic abuse helpline, 01543 676800
National 24-hour domestic abuse freephone helpline 0808 2000 247. This helpline can also be e-mailed at helpline@womensaid.org.uk or contacted by post at Women's Aid Federation of England, Head Office, PO Box 391, Bristol, BS99 7WS - Arch North Staffs helpline on 01782 205500, answerphone out of hours
- Pathway (Lichfield, Tamworth and Burton) 24 hour helpline 01543 676800
- Staffordshire Women's Aid (Stafford, Cannock, South Staffordshire and Staffordshire Moorlands) 0870 2700 123
- Men who have experienced domestic abuse can call ManKind on 01823 334244
- Male survivors of sexual abuse or assault can call Mankind UK on 01273 510 447
- Karma Nirvana (Asian women’s helpline) 0800 5999 247
- Southall Black Sisters can be contacted Monday to Friday from 10am to 5pm (closed Wednesday from 12:30pm to 1:30pm) on 0208 571 0800
- Broken Rainbow helpline on 08452 604460- a UK-wide specialist confidential service for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgender people experiencing homophobic or transphobic domestic abuse. Monday and Thursday 2pm-8pm and Wednesday 10am-1pm. Alternatively e-mail mail@broken-rainbow.org.uk
- the male advice and enquiry line for men experiencing domestic abuse on 0808 8010 327