Domestic abuse help
Where can I get information?
- Police:
- If in imminent danger call 999. For non-urgent enquiries call 101
- Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council (HBBC) domestic abuse outreach service:
- Based at The Hinckley Hub, part of the Community Safety Team
- Monday to Friday between 9am to 5pm
- Office: 01455 255746
- Mobile: 07966 202181
- HBBC homeless and housing advice:
- What to do if you are made homeless: homeless and housing advice.
- You can also register as homeless (homes.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk)
- Or call 01455 238141 and ask to speak to a triage officer in housing options.
- Forced marriage unit:
- 0207 008 0151 – Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
- 0207 008 1500 – Outside of those hours ask for the Foreign Office Response Centre
- Email: fmu@fco.gov.uk
- Male advice line (mensadviceline.org.uk):
- Advice and support for male victims of domestic abuse
- Helpline: 0808 8010 327
- Email: info@mensadviceline.org.uk
- Lesbian, gay, bi and transgender (LGBT) centre (leicesterlgbtcentre.org):
- For lesbian, gay, bi & transgender people wanting any advice or support
- 15 Wellington Street, Leicester, LE1 6HH
- Office: 0116 2547412
- Respect:
- A service for men who are looking for information and advice to stop their abusive behaviour towards their partners
- Helpline – 0808 802 4040
- Email: info@respectphoneline.org.uk
- National 24 hour refuge:
- For advice and emergency refuge accommodation run by Refuge and Women’s Aid
- Helpline: 0808 2000 247 (free from landlines, charges apply from mobiles)
- Women's aid - information and support (womensaid.org.uk):
- Helpline: 0808 2000 247
- Refuge (refuge.org.uk)
- Safeline (safeline.org.uk):
- Support through sexual abuse and rape
- Helpline: 0808 80508
- #5MillionMen Support Service: 0808 805005
- Young People’s Helpline: 0808 80507
- Text helpline: 07860 027573
- Leicester rape crisis:
- Free telephone and face to face counselling and support for female survivors of sexual violence, sexual abuse and rape from the age of 13 plus
- Helpline: 0116 2558853
- Email: admin@jasminehouse.org.uk
- Solicitors:
- Local solicitors can provide free half hour advice regarding protection orders that can be applied for. Some offer legal funding/assistance.
- National centre for domestic violence (NCDV) (ncdv.org.uk):
- NCDV is an organisation who specialise in civil remedies available to victims of domestic abuse, both whether they are entitled to legal funding or not.
- 24 hour emergency number 0844 8044999
- For help text NCDV to 60777
- Online referral (referdirect.org.uk)
- Email: office@ncdv.org.uk
- Children and family court advisors and support service (CAFCASS) (cafcass.gov.uk):
- CAFCASS looks after the interests of children involved in family proceedings and advises courts on what they consider to be in the best interest of individual children
- General Enquiries: 0300 4564000
- Children and young person service (CYPS):
- Local office (Hinckley) 01455 636964
- Adult social care service:
- County Hall: 0116 3050004
- Hideout (thehideout.org.uk):
- National website for children and young people who have witnessed or experienced domestic abuse
- ChildLine (childline.org.uk):
- Tel: 0800 1111
- Victim first (victimsupport.org.uk):
- Support for people affected by crime or traumatic events
- National & Out of Hours Helpline: 0808 1689111
- Victim First, Leicestershire: 080 953 9595
- Email: support@victimfirst.pnn.gov.uk
- Samaritans (samaritans.org):
- 24 hour confidential and emotional support for anybody in crisis
- Free Helpline: 116 123
- Leicester Office: 0116 2700007
- Relate:
- Provide counselling for couples and individuals concerning personal relationships
- Helpline: 0116 2543011
- relateleicestershire.org.uk
- Gingerbread (gingerbread.org.uk):
- Advice and support for single parents
- Helpline: 0808 8020925
Last updated: 16/02/2023 17:35
