Domestic Abuse - Help in Rotherham
Rotherham Women's Refuge
Rotherham Women's Refuge will provide safe and supportive, temporary accommodation to women, and women and their children escaping violence. We have a range of properties available, including communal and self contained. A number of the units have disability access.
We have an all female staff team, who are available:
Monday to Friday 8.00am - 8.00pm
weekends 8.00am until 2.00pm
An out of hours emergency call out service is available outside of staffed hours
We can also offer an outreach service to women, and women and their children who do not require refuge accommodation but still want support and for those settling in the Rotherham area. There is an option of telephone support if this is preferred or when the service is full.
Our dedicated Children and Young People's Service provides confidential support to children and young people who mothers/carers are already supported by the accommodation or outreach service.
We believe women and children's experiences of violence and abuse - no evidence is needed.
To make a referral or for more information, contact us:
Tel: 0870 8502247
PO Box 288, Rotherham S60 1YD
Email: rwr@itz3.net
Help for Asian Women
Apna Haq
Apna Haq provide Individual support for women and children facing domestic violence issues. They raise issues facing Asian women with other agencies to ensure that they respond appropriately. They are also focused on enabling Asian women to gain skills / experiences and confidence to create an 'Asian women's voice' within the Rotherham area whenever they can. Education / awareness within the Asian community as to the affects of domestic violence.
Project phone numbers : 01709 519212/1 fax: 01709 839676
email address: apnahaq@tiscali.co.uk
Website: www.apnahaq
Dogs Trust Freedom Project
The Freedom Project is a free foster care service for dogs belonging to women fleeing from domestic violence. We run this service in the Greater London and Yorkshire areas. In London we can also provide help for cats by placing them with Cats Protection.
http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/wayswehelp/freedom_project/
Some more useful numbers
- The Samaritans on 01709 361717
- Housing Department on 01709 382121
- Social Services on 01709 382121
- Housing Out of Hours Duty Officer (the police) on 01709 382121 and check the message for the number that day
- The Social Services Emergency Duty Team on 01709 364689
- The Samaritans on 01709 361717
You can also download and print our summary sheet of useful numbers here - Domestic Abuse: Useful Numbers (
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