Here is a list of support services available for those living in the South of England.
If you cannot find a local service available, the National Domestic Violence Helpline offers support 24hrs a day.
Call them on 0808 2000 247.
South England Support Services
Adur
The Portal – Hove
Freephone 0300 323 9985
www.theportal.org.uk
Mankind – helping men escape Domestic Abuse
Tel: 01823 342414
www.mankind.org.uk.
Arun
Safe in Sussex – Worthing
Tel: 0330 333 7416
www.safeinsussex.org.uk
Aylesbury Vale
Women’s Aid, Aylesbury
Tel: 01296 437 777
www.aylesburywomensaid.org.uk
Aylesbury Vale Rape crisis
Tel: 01296 392 468
www.avmksaass.org.uk
Basildon
Changing Pathways
Tel: 01268 729 707
www.changingpathways.org.uk
Victim Support Essex
Tel: 0300 303 0165
www.victimsupport.org.uk.
Basingstoke and Deane
The You Trust Domestic Abuse Services
Tel: 01329 825 930
www.theyoutrust.org.uk
Bath and North East Somerset
Bath Next Link Domestic Abuse Services
Freephone: 0800 4700 280
www.nextlinkhousing.co.uk
Victim Support Bath
Tel: 0300 303 1972
https://victimsupport.org.uk
Bedford
The Emerald Centre Sexual assault referral centre
Tel: 01234 897504
https://emeraldcentre.org.uk
Bedfordshire Sexual and Domestic Abuse Partnership
Tel: 0808 2000 247
https://bedsdv.org.uk
Braintree
Victim Support – Essex
Tel: 0808 178 1694
https://Victimsupport.org.uk
Brighton and Hove
The Portal – Brighton
Tel: 0300 323 9985
https://theportal.org.uk
Bristol
Victim Support Bristol
Tel: 0300 303 1972
https://victimsupport.org.uk
The Bridge Sexual Assault Referral Centre
Tel: 0117 342 6999
www.thebridgecanhelp.org.uk
Camden
Solace Women’s Aid
Tel: 0808 802 5565
www.solacwomensaid.org
Central Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire Domestic and Sexual Abuse Partnership
Tel: 0808 2000 247
https://bedsdv.org.uk
Chelmsford
Chelmsford Safer Places (male + LGBTQ + victims)
Tel: 03301 025 811
https://saferplaces.co.uk
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service
Tel: 01452 726 570
www.gdass.org.uk.
Hope House (SARC)
Tel: 0300 421 8400
https://hopehousesarc.nhs.uk
City of London
Solace Women’s Aid
Tel: 0808 802 5565
solace@womensaid.org.uk
Vulnerable Victims Advocate
Tel: 07944634946
col.vva@victimsupport.org.uk
The service is 9am-5pm, working days. For support outside of office hours the Victim Support Helpline is a 24 hour service Supportline – Victim Support.
Colchester
Colchester and Tendering Women’s Refuge – The Next Chapter
Tel: 01206 500585
https://thenextchapter.org.uk
Victim Support – Essex
Tel: 0808 178 1694
www.victimsupport.org.uk
Cornwall
Cornwall Women’s Refuge Trust
Tel: 01872 277814
https://cornwellrefugetrust.co.uk
Cornwall rape and Sexual Assault Centre
Tel: 01872 262100
www.crasacornwell.co.uk
Cotswold
Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service
Tel: 01452 726 570
www.gdass.org.uk.
Crawley
Reigate and Banstead Women’s Aid
Tel: 01737 771 831
www.rbwa.org.uk.
East Surrey Domestic Abuse Services
Tel: 01737 771350
www.esdas.org.uk
Croydon
Sutton Domestic Abuse one stop shop
Tel: 0207 801 177
www.notaloneinsutton.org.uk
East Devon & Exeter
SPLITZ Devon Domestic Abuse Support Services
Tel: 0345 155 1074
www.splitz.org
East Hants & Fareham
Stop Domestic Abuse
Tel: 023 9200 8329
www.stopdomesticabuse.uk
Forest of Dean & Gloucester
Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Service
Tel: 01452 726 570
www.gdass.org.uk
Gedling
Women’s Aid Integrated Services
Tel: 0115 947 5257
www.junowomensaid.org.uk
Gosport
Stop Domestic Abuse
Tel: 023 9200 8329
www.stopdomesticabuse.uk
Hackney
Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Support Hackney
Tel: 0208 356 4458
Kiran Domestic Violence and Abuse Team
Tel:0207 619 1350
Hammersmith and Fulham
Advance
Tel: 0208 741 7008
www.advancecharity.org.uk
Harrow
Hestia IDVA and Floating Support
Tel: 0207 378 3100
www.Hestia.org
Havant
Stop Domestic Abuse
Tel: 023 9200 8329
www.stopdomesticabuse.uk
Havering
Havering Women’s Aid
Tel: 01708 728 759
www.familyservicehub.havering,gov.uk
Herefordshire
West Mercia Women’s Aid
Tel: 0800 980 3331
www.westmerciawomensaid.org/
Hertsmere
St Albans and Hertsmere Women’s refuge and Outreach Services
Tel: 07501 492065
www.sahwr.org.uk/
Hillingdon
Hillingdon IDVA Service
Tel: 020 8246 1745
www.hillingdon.gov.uk/article/30369/Hillingdon-independent-domestic-violence-advocacy-HIDVA
Southall Black Sisters
Tel: 020 8571 9595
www.southallblacksisters.org.uk
Huntingdonshire
The Elms SARC
Freephone: 0800 193 5434
www.theelmssarc.org/
Ipswich
Victim Support IDVA Service
Tel: 0808 1689 111
www.nsvictimcare.org/
Lighthouse Women’s Aid
Tel: 01473 228 270
www.lighthousewa.org.uk/
Islington
SOLACE – Women’s Aid
Tel: 0808 802 5565 – advice helpline
Tel: 0808 801 0305 – rape helpline
Tel: 0808 2000 247 – domestic violence helpline
www.solacewomensaid.org/
Kensington and Chelsea
SOLACE – Women’s Aid
Tel: 0808 802 5565 – advice helpline
Tel: 0808 801 0305 – rape helpline
Tel: 0808 2000 247 – domestic violence helpline
www.solacewomensaid.org/
Lambeth
Gaia Centre Advance
Tel: 020 7733 8724
https://www.refuge.org.uk/our-work/our-services/one-stop-shop-services/the-gaia-centre/
Lewes
Change, Grow, Live (CGL)
Tel: 07810 522 923
www.changegrowlive.org.uk.
The Portal
Tel: 0300 323 9985
www.theportal.org.uk.
Luton
Luton’s All Women Centre The Emerald Centre
Tel: 01582 416783
www.lutonallwomenscentre.org.uk/
Mendip
Bath Next Link Domestic Abuse Service
Tel: 0117 925 0680
www.nextlinkhousing.co.uk.
Milton Keynes
MK Act Crisis Intervention
Tel: 0344 375 4307
www.mkact.com/
SOLACE SARC
Tel: 0800 970 9952
www.solacesarc.org.uk
Newham
Newham One Stop Shop
Tel 0808 196 1482
www.newham.gov.uk.
NIA project
Tel: 0207 683 1270
www.niaendingviolence.org.uk.
Peterborough
Peterborough Women’s Aid
Tel: 0808 2000247
www.peterboroughwomensaid.co.uk/
Plymouth
Plymouth Women’s refuge
Tel: 0800 4582558
www.sanctuary-supported-living.co.uk/contact-us
SPLITZ
Tel: 0345 155 1074
www.splitz.org/.
First Light Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Tel: 03458 12 12 12
www.firstlight.org.uk/for-you/
Portsmouth
Stop Domestic Abuse Service
Tel: 023 9200 8329
www.southerndas.org.uk.
Redditch
Birmingham and Solihull Women’s Aid
Tel: 0808 800 0028
www.bswaid.org.uk.
Reigate and Banstead
East Surrey Domestic Abuse Services
Tel: 01737 771350
www.esdas.org.uk.
Reigate and Banstead Women’s Aid
Tel: 0808 2000 247
www.rbwa.org.uk
Richmond upon Thames
Richmond refuge Advocacy Service
Tel: 0808 2000 247
www.careplace.org.uk.
Hounslow Domestic and Sexual Violence Outreach Support
Tel: 0808 2000 247
fsd.hounslow.gov.uk
Sedgemoor
Somerset Survivors
Tel: 0800 69 49 999
www.somersetsurvivors.org.uk.
North Somerset – Gemini Services
Tel: 0870 0664233
www.lighthousevictimcare.org
Southampton
Southampton Women’s Aid
Tel: 02380 248116
www.southamptonwomensaid.org.uk
Southend on Sea
Southend Safer Places (male + LGBTQ + victims)
Tel. 03301 025811
www.saferplaces.co.uk.
SOS Domestic Abuse project
Tel: 01702 302333 (women)
Tel: 01702 351648 (men)
www.sosdap.org.
Victim Support Essex
Tel. 0808 1781694
www.victimsupport.org.uk.
Changing Pathways
Freephone: 08081 695675
www.changingpathways.org.
Southwark
The Bede Starfish, Domestic Violence Project
Tel: 020 7237 9162
Victim Support – City of London
Tel: 0808 168 9291
www.victimsupport.org.uk.
GAIA Centre
Tel: 020 7733 8724
www.refuge.org.uk.
Stevenage
SADA Domestic Abuse Service
Tel: 01438 242666
www.north-herts.gov.uk
Stroud
Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Service
Tel. 01452 726570
www.gdass.org.uk
Swindon
Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Service
Tel. 01452 726570
www.gdass.org.uk
Tandridge
Reigate and Banstead Women’s Aid
Tel: 0300 470 9100
www.rbwa.org.uk/
East Surrey Domestic Abuse Services
Tel: 01737 771350
www.esdas.org.uk/
Tendring
Victim Support Essex
Tel: 0808 1781 694
Website
Colchester and Tendring Women’s refuge
Tel: 01206 500585
www.thenextchapter.org.uk/
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Service
Tel. 01452 726570
www.gdass.org.uk
Tower Hamlets
Victim Support
Freephone: 0808 1689 111
www.victimsupport.org.uk.
Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Support Hackney
Freephone: 0800 056 0905
www.hackney.gov.uk/domestic-violence
Welwyn Hatfield
St Albans and Hertsmere Women’s Refuge and Outreach Services
Tel: 03301 025811
www.sahwr.org.uk
Victim Support IDVA Service East of England
Tel: 0300 0115 555
www.victimsupport.org.uk
Wiltshire
Bath Next Link Domestic Abuse Services
Tel: 0117 925 0680
www.nextlinkhouisng.org.uk.
SPLITZ Support Service
Tel: 01225 775276
www.splitz.org/wiltshire.html
First Light Sexual Assault Referral Centre
Tel: 01793 781916
Website: www.firstlight.org.uk.
First Light Sexual Assault Referral Centre
Tel: 01793 781916
www.firstlight.org.uk
Winchester
You First Hampshire Domestic Abuse Services
Telephone: 01329 825 930
www.theyoutrust.org.uk
Woking
Your Sanctuary
Tel: 01483 776822
www.yoursanctuary.org.uk/
Worthing
Safe in Sussex
Tel: 0330 333 7416
safeinsussex.org.uk
The Portal
Tel: 0300 323 9985
www.theportal.org.uk
Wycombe
Wycombe Women’s Aid
Tel: 01494 461367
www.wycombewomensaid.org.uk
SOLACE SARC
Tel: 03000 616161
www.solacewomensaid.org
If you cannot find a local service, call the National Domestic Violence Helpline on 0808 2000 247.