In an emergency

If someone is in immediate danger, please call 999. If unable to speak, press 55 when prompted to alert the emergency services.

For specialist domestic abuse support, Solace Women’s Aid (including male victims/survivors) can be reached Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, on 020 3795 5064.

The National Domestic Abuse Helpline offers free, confidential support every day, 24/7 and translation services are available on 0808 2000 247.

For professionals in Tower Hamlets, there’s also the Domestic Abuse Duty Line on 020 7364 4986, available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

For anyone needing emotional support at any time, the Samaritans are available 24/7 on 116 123.

London Black Women's Project (LBWP)

A domestic violence organisation committed to ending all forms of violence against women and girls. LBWP provides women-only outcomes-focused services in safe and confidential space through a number of projects to BMER women and girls aged 12+ across East London and Haringey. They can provide:

  • One-to-one therapeutic support and/or key working for survivors of all forms of VAWG
  • Counselling for women and girls of all age groups
  • Emergency accommodation and housing support services in refuges across Newham and Haringey with 50 bed spaces
  • A specialist VAWG service aimed at older women at risk or suffering abuse through individual support and support groups
  • Community based advocacy for women and girls designed to build women and girls’ capacity and resources
  • Information and advice around domestic and sexual violence, housing/ homelessness, human rights and welfare and immigration.

Contact

Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 5:30pm

Tel: 0208 472 0528

Email: info@lbwp.online

For more information, visit the London Black Women’s Project (LBWP) website.

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