{"id":7861,"date":"2020-10-06T10:28:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T09:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/GirfecFalkirk\/?page_id=7861"},"modified":"2020-10-06T10:28:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T09:28:13","slug":"domestic-abuse-helplines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/fvpp\/forth-valley-public-protection\/gender-based-violence\/domestic-abuse-helplines\/","title":{"rendered":"Domestic Abuse Helplines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Helplines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sc<\/strong><\/a>otland’s Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline<\/strong><\/a>
\n0800 027 1234 (24 hour service)
\nProvides confidential information and support to anyone affected by forced marriage or domestic abuse.<\/p>\n

Victim Support Scotland<\/strong><\/a>
\nPhone: 0800 160 1985 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm)
\nProvides information and support for victims and witnesses of crime.<\/p>\n

Scottish Women’s Aid<\/strong><\/a>
\nPhone: 0131 226 6606
\nProvides advice, support and safe accommodation for women (and their children) who have been abused by their partner or ex-partner. They can recommend local groups.<\/p>\n

Rape Crisis Scotland<\/strong><\/a>
\nPhone: National Helpline on 08088 01 03 02 (6pm to midnight, 7 days a week)
\nProvides a rape crisis helpline and email support for anyone affected by sexual violence. They can also put you in touch with local rape crisis centres or other services for ongoing support.<\/p>\n

Cedar Network<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(for children and young people)
\nThe Cedar website also has contact details for all Cedar projects in Scotland, so you can\u00a0find the phone number for your local Cedar project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Shakti Women’s Aid<\/strong><\/a>
\nPhone: 0131 475 2399
\nHelp for black minority ethnic (BME) women, children and young people who are experiencing, or who have experienced, domestic abuse.<\/p>\n

Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid<\/strong><\/a>
\nPhone: 0141 353 0859
\nProvides advice, support and safe temporary refuge accommodation for Asian, black and minority ethnic women and young people who are experiencing, or who have experienced, domestic abuse.<\/p>\n

National LGBT Domestic Abuse Helpline<\/strong><\/a>
\nPhone: 0300 999 5428 or 0800 999 5428
\nProvides help and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people who are experiencing, or who have experienced, domestic abuse.<\/p>\n

Scottish Women’s Rights Centre<\/strong><\/a>
\nHelpline for across Scotland: 08088 010 789 (Monday 2pm to 5 pm, Tuesday 6pm to 8pm, Wednesday 11am to 2pm, Friday 10am to 1pm)
\nFree legal help for women affected by violence, such as\u00a0domestic abuse<\/a>,\u00a0rape<\/a>,\u00a0stalking<\/a>,\u00a0forced marriage<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0human trafficking.<\/a>\u00a0Phone the helpline or book an appointment for one of the surgeries in Dundee, Edinburgh, Forth Valley, Glasgow, Inverness, Lanarkshire.<\/p>\n

Support for male victims<\/a> AMIS (Abused Men in Scotland)<\/strong><\/a>
\nPhone: 0808 800 0024
\nSupports men who are experiencing or have experienced domestic abuse. Call the confidential helpline (it’s free to call from landlines and most UK mobiles, and does not appear on itemised phone bills) or\u00a0find a local service near you<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Helplines Scotland’s Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline 0800 027 1234 (24 hour service) Provides confidential information and support to anyone affected by forced marriage or domestic abuse. Victim Support Scotland Phone: 0800 160 1985 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm) Provides information and support for victims and witnesses of crime. Scottish Women’s Aid Phone: …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":0,"parent":7312,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7861","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/fvpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/fvpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/fvpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/fvpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/fvpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/fvpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7861\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/fvpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/fvpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}