Domestic Abuse Service - East Sussex

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Domestic Abuse

  • Survivors' Network

    Survivors' Network offers a range services to survivors of any gender who have experienced any form of sexual violence.

  • Hourglass

    The Hourglass mission is simple: end the harm, abuse and exploitation of older people in the UK.

  • Mankind

    A confidential helpline for male victims of domestic abuse and domestic violence across the UK.

  • The Freedom Programme

    Examines the roles played by attitudes and beliefs on the actions of abusers and the responses of victims and survivors.

  • Victim Support

    Support for people affected by crime or traumatic events.

  • Women's Aid Handbook

    Provides information for women on a wide range of issues, such as housing, money, helping your children, and your legal rights.

  • Daisy Chain

    Legal advice for domestic abuse victims.

  • National Domestic Abuse Helpline

    If you are fleeing domestic abuse, you may want to access specialist refuge accommodation. The Helpline can help you find a refuge vacancy for you and your children; for more information call the freephone, 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline 0808 2000 247.

  • Homestart Lotus

    A 6-week domestic abuse recovery group combining educational and therapeutic sessions for women living in East Sussex or Brighton & Hove whose lives have been impacted by domestic abuse, but who are now safe.

  • Rail to Refuge

    The rail to refuge scheme offers free train travel to women fleeing domestic abuse.

  • Sexual Assault Referral Centre

    Anyone who has been sexually assaulted can get confidential help, treatment and support at a sexual assault referral centre.

  • The Trussell Trust

    Help to find a foodbank.

  • Women's Aid

    Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children.

  • Sign Health Domestic Abuse Service

    Support with the health and wellbeing of deaf people.

  • Stay Safe East

    Support for disabled and deaf victims

  • Surviving Economic Abuse

    UK charity dedicated to raising awareness of economic abuse

  • Jewish Women’s Aid

    Support for Jewish women and children

  • Muslim Women’s Network

    Support for Muslim women and girls

  • Restored

    Christian Alliance

  • NSPCC

    Support for children

  • Rights of Women

    Helping women through the law

  • Affordable Justice

    Affordable Family Law solicitors for women

  • The Survivors Trust

    Support for women, men and children who have survived rape, sexual violence or childhood sexual abuse

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Stalking

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Recovery

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Mental health support

  • Counselling Plus

    Counselling Plus is a charity that offers confidential counselling to people aged 16 years plus.

  • Stop Breathe Think

    Stop Breathe Think gives people aged 21 or younger access to free 1-1 counselling sessions. There are no wait times and the service is available nationally.

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LGBTQI+ support

We recognise and support all people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or trans, and anyone falling under the umbrella term of LGBTQI+ such as queer, intersex, pansexual, gender non-binary or gender fluid, including those questioning their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

Domestic abuse and coercive control can affect everyone in our community. It does not discriminate and neither do we. 

It is important that people can access the right service, options, information, and support for them. 

This is why we support Switchboard and Galop, their ethos, and the services they provide.  Everyone needs support sometimes and support should be for everyone. 

Switchboard (opens in a new window)

Switchboard is a charity for LGBTQ people looking for a sense of community, support or information, including domestic abuse.

Galop (opens in a new window)

Support for LGBT+ people who have experienced abuse and violence.

Child to parent abuse

  • PAC UK

    Child to Parent Violence (CPV) support.

  • Who’s in Charge

    For parents of children 8-18 who are verbally or physically abusive.

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Perpetrator support

  • Respect

    Leading the development of safe, effective work with perpetrators, male victims and young people using violence and abuse

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Support for black and minoritised communities

  • HERSANA

    A Black feminist Non-Profit organisation providing Black survivors of all forms of gendered violence with support, access to justice and counselling.

  • Karma Nirvana

    They are working to end Honour Based Abuse in the UK.

  • Forced marriage unit

    A government organisation

  • IMECE Women’s Centre

    Aiming to improve the lives of Turkish, Kurdish and Turkish Cypriot women.

  • Ikwro

    Offers specialist support for Middle Eastern, North African (MENA) and Afghan women and girls living in the UK, who are at risk of “honour” based abuse, female genital mutilation, forced marriage, child marriage, domestic abuse and other forms of violence against women and girls.

  • Southall Black Sisters

    Support for black and minoritized women

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Housing advice

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You can also get housing support by contacting the following organisations:

Helpful phone numbers

Victim Support 24hr Helpline: 08 08 16 89 111

National 24hr Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247

National Rape Crisis Helpline: 0808 802 9999

Respect - help for domestic violence perpetrators: 0808 802 4040

24-hour Aanchal helpline – if English isn’t your first language. Support for women affected by domestic abuse, whatever your background, language, or cultural experience. Helpline staff available to help you in a number of languages. These include English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Gujarati, Tamil, Bengali: 07970990352

Crimestoppers - a place to report a hate crime anonymously: 0800555111

Men’s Advice Line – 0808 801 0327

National LGBT Domestic Abuse Helpline – 0300 999 5428

National Stalking Helpline – 0808 802 0300

Revenge Porn Helpline – 0345 6000 459

UK Forced Marriage Unit – 020 7008 0151

Latin American Women’s Rights Service – 0808 145 4909

Other support

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