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.
Some of the organisations also offer support directly to friends, family members, neighbours, and colleagues. You can contact these organisations yourself to ask for support, information, and advice.
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 person experiencing domestic abuse is.
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 you can contact, as a friend, family member, neighbour, or colleague. We also provide a brief description of the types of help they can offer.
For specialist organisations which are local to you, you can search the Women’s Aid directory or contact the freephone, 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247.
In an emergency* call the police on 999 (*an emergency is when you, or other people, are not safe and in need of immediate help)
