Victim Support Services

If you have been affected by honour abuse or forced marriage, please know that help is out there – you don’t need to suffer alone. The organisations listed below can help you in a number of ways, whether you simply want to talk to someone about your situation or if you need help to escape. However, if you are in immediate danger you should call 999 straight away.

URGENT SUPPORT (OUT-OF-HOURS)
Live Fear Free (Wales)
www.livefearfree.gov.wales
Helpline: 0808 8010 800
Text service: 078600 77333
Email: info@livefearfreehelpline.wales
Bawso (Wales)
www.bawso.org.uk
Helpline: 08007318147 (24hr)
Forced Marriage Unit
www.gov.uk/stop-forced-marriage
Tel: 020 7008 0151 (daytime) / 020 7008 1500 (out-of-hours - ask for Global Response Centre)
Iranian & Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation (IKWRO)
www.ikwro.org.uk
Tel: 020 7920 6460
National Domestic Violence Helpline
www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk
Helpline: 0808 2000 247 (24hr)
NON-URGENT ADVICE & SUPPORT
Amina Muslim Women's Resource Centre (Scotland)
www.mwrc.org.uk
Helpline: 0808 801 0301
Freedom Charity
www.freedomcharity.org.uk
Helpline: 0845 607 0133
Halo Project (Middlesborough)
www.haloproject.org.uk
Helpline: 01642 683 045
Jan Trust
www.jantrust.org
Helpline: 020 8889 9433
Karma Nirvana
www.karmanirvana.org.uk
Helpline: 0800 5999247
Muslim Women's Network Helpline
www.mwnhelpline.co.uk
Helpline: 0800 999 5786 / 0303 999 5786
Roshni (Birmingham)
www.roshnibirmingham.org.uk
Tel: 0800 953 9666
Saheliya (Scotland)
www.saheliya.co.uk
Tel: 0131 556 9302 / 0141 552 6540
Shakti Women's Aid (Scotland)
www.shaktiedinburgh.co.uk
Tel: 0131 475 2399
The Sharan Project
www.sharan.org.uk
Tel: 0844 504 3231
Southall Black Sisters
www.southallblacksisters.org.uk
Helpline: 0208 571 9595
Stand Alone
www.standalone.org.uk

 

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