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If you are in danger right now

999Can't talk — call and press 55
0808 2000 247Domestic abuse helpline, 24/7, interpreters available
116 123Samaritans, if things are hard and there is no one to talk to

All organisations and phone numbers

All the lines are free. Interpreters are available on the national helpline, at Solace and at Rights of Women.

Danger right now

999

Can't speak? Call and press 55.

24 hours

Domestic abuse, national helpline

0808 2000 247

Refuge. Answered by women.

24/7, interpreters available

Struggling and no one to talk to

116 123

Samaritans.

24 hours

Southall Black Sisters (SMV scheme)

020 8571 0800

Safe accommodation for up to 12 weeks, IDVA, lawyers. The application is made by an organisation.

Mon–Fri 10:00–16:00

Rights of Women — immigration and asylum

020 7490 7689

Free legal helpline for women.

Mon and Thu 10:00–12:00, 14:00–16:00

Rights of Women — family law

020 7251 6577

Orders, children, divorce.

Tue–Thu 19:00–21:00, Fri 12:00–14:00

Solace (London)

0808 802 5565

Support and advocacy.

Mon–Fri 10:00–16:00, Tue also 18:00–20:00

“Honour”-based abuse

0800 5999 247

Karma Nirvana.

Mon–Fri 9:00–17:00

Muslim Women's Network

0800 999 5786

Support helpline.

Mon–Fri 10:00–16:00

A medical question, not urgent

111

NHS 111.

24 hours

We couldn't find a specialist domestic abuse service for Russian-speaking or Central Asian women in Britain. Interpreters are available on the national helpline, at Solace and at Rights of Women — asking for an interpreter is normal, it's your right.

What we do with what you write to us

We don't tell other members about you, we don't publish your messages, and we don't pass information to embassies, your family or the Home Office.

But we can't promise complete secrecy. There are cases where we will pass information to British services — even if you ask us not to:

  1. There is an immediate threat to life — yours or someone else's.
  2. A child is at risk of harm, abuse or serious neglect.
  3. An adult cannot protect themselves because of illness, disability or their condition, and they are being harmed.
  4. A court or the law requires us to.

In those cases, if it's safe, we'll tell you and explain who we told and what. We pass on only what's needed for protection — not the whole conversation.

To whom: children's services or adult social care at your local council, the police (999 or 101), the NHS (111 or 999).

We are not an immigration service. We don't report to the Home Office and we don't influence your case.

There is no confidentiality in the group: other members can see your profile.

Want to talk completely anonymously? Samaritans 116 123, Switchboard 0800 0119 100.