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Woman’s Trust works with other organisations which provide help and
information for women. You can access these services from our site:

Emergency Accommodation/Housing
Refuge Advice Line , 0870 599 5443 www.refuge.org.uk
For women looking for emergency accommodation.

Women's Aid National Helpline , 0808 2000 247, www.womensaid.org.uk
General information and advice on emergency housing for women
affected by domestic violence.

Jewish Women's Aid 0800 591 203, www.jwa.org.uk
Help for Jewish women.

Southall Black Sisters 020 8571 9595, www.southallblacksisters.org.uk 
Services for Black and Asian women.


Legal Advice
Rights of Women 020 7251 6577, www.rightsofwomen.org.uk/
Free legal advice service

Victim Support Helpline 0845 303 0900, www.victimsupport.org.uk  
helps people cope with the effects of crime, provides free and confidential
support and information to help to deal with the experience of crime

Citizen Advice Bureau   020 7833 2181, www.citizensadvice.org.uk
service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by
providing free, independent and confidential advice


Counselling Services
British Association for Counselling, Tel 01455 883316, www.bacp.co.uk

The Maya Centre, 020 7281 2673, www.mayacentre.org.uk
Free one to on counselling for women who work and live in Islington 

West London Centre for Counselling, 020 8743 8060, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
General person centred low cost and free counselling 

Help Advisory Service, W11 020 7221 9974
Free one to one counselling

Westminster Mind, W9 general counselling 020 8969 2434,
www.westminstermind.org.uk

Women's Therapy Centre www.womenstherapycentre.co.uk, 020 7263 6200
Therapy centre for women only in North London

Counselling Directory  www.counselling-directory.org.uk
Support network of UK counsellors and psychotherapists, with information on their training and experience, areas of counselling covered, fees and contact details.

LGBT
S.O.L.A. (Survivors of lesbian partner abuse) 020 7328 7389, pr email them
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run a helpline and self-help group offering advice, information and support
for women who have experienced physical, emotional, sexual abuse and/or
domestic violence within a lesbian relationship. The 

Broken Rainbow,0300 999 5428 , www.broken-rainbow.org.uk
Helpline for LGBT people experiencing domestic violence. 

LGBT Domestic Abuse Forum,
www.gldvp.org.uk/C2B/document_tree/ViewACategory.asp?CategoryID=147
A network of practitioners, activists and researchers working around the issue of
LGBT domestic abuse. It exists to provide a forum in which to meet, network and
exchange good practice.


Rape & Sexual Abuse
Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Centre, 020 8239 1122, www.rasasc.bizview.co.uk 
Helpline one to one counselling for women and girls who have been sexually abused or raped

Black Women's Rape Action Group, 020 7482 2496, www.womenagainstrape.net
Counsellin & Advocacy for Blackk immigrant women who have experienced DV, racist
sexual assault and asylum seekers fleeing persecution or rape

Breaking free, Surrey, 0845 108 0055, www.breakingfreecharity.org.uk
Postal and telephone support and individual and group counselling for adults who have
experienced childhood sexual violence, and their family and friends.

Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Service, Peckham, 020 7701 7371, www.slam.nhs.uk/services/pages/detail.asp?id=395
Counselling and support for young people and children who have experienced sexual
violence. 

One-In-Four 020 8697 2112, www.oneinfour.org.uk
offers a voice to and support for people who have experienced sexual abuse and
sexual violence. Advocacy, counselling, phone and internet forums.


Rape and Sexual abuse service directory, EAVES  http://www.eaves4women.co.uk/Lilith_Project/Documents/Reports/Rape_sexual_abuse_services_directory.pdf


General Information

Greater London Domestic Violence Project (GLDVP) www.gldvp.org.uk

Domestic Violence Intervention Project  020 8741 43 , www.dvip.org
providing a range of diverse services challenging men, supporting women,
working in partnership, influencing policy and campaigning for change

Hidden Hurt http://www.hiddenhurt.co.uk/
gives domestic abuse information

Women’s Resource Centre 020 7324 3030, www.wrc.org.uk
supports women’s organisations to be more effective and sustainable.

Threshold Info Line 0845 3000 911, www.thresholdwomen.org.uk/
Information from women for women on mental health issues


Drug & Alcohols Issues
Drink line 0800 917 8282
Help for those with a drinking problem and their families

New Roots 020 7272 2617, www.newroots.org.uk
Black and Asian alcohol advice service


Education
Hillcroft College 020 8399 2688, www.hillcroft.ac.uk
only college for women within the adult residential sector

Women & Manual Trade, www.wamt.org
National organisation for tradeswomen and women training in the trades

Black Women in the Arts http://www.blackwomenart.org.uk