It takes a lot of courage to reach out for help. WAVE can help by providing referrals to relevant services in your country. We collect and maintain a list of national women’s helplines available in the 46 European countries where WAVE has members. Click here to find the contacts of these national women’s helplines. If you are looking for more specific and regional contacts, you can find them in our database below. Here, you can search directly among around 2,000 contacts of women’s specialist services to find support close to you.
This page lets you view the database in two ways: as a map or as a list.
If you want to use the map, start by typing a city or town into the search box and choose the type of support service category you are looking for. You can hover your mouse over a country to see the services available in different regions and cities. The map uses symbols to show different services: a phone symbol stands for a helpline, and a house symbol stands for a shelter. When you click on a symbol and then on the name of the service, a new window will open with all the details about that service.
If you prefer to see the information as a list, click on the box at the top right that says “View Database as a List.” You can filter the list by service name, city, country and support service category. Clicking on the name of any service in the list will show more detailed information about that service.
If at any moment you want to exit the site, please click on the orange arrow on the right and it will automatically close the window and open an empty window of your navigator.
As violence does not stop at borders, we also respond to cross-border support requests from survivors, counsellors of women’s specialist services or other individuals involved, such as friends and family, through the WAVE Information Centre. We refer them to appropriate services in the relevant countries and provide support whenever possible.
Please be aware that the location displayed in the map may not necessarily correspond to the actual location of the support service. To get more detailed information, you can reach out to the respective organisation directly.
Fachberatungsstelle sexualisierte Gewalt Ludwigsburg
Sexualised Violence Counselling Centre Ludwigsburg
- Counselling Centre
- Sexualised Violence Service
Ludwigsburg, Germany
Beratungsstelle Silberdistel
Counselling Centre Silberdistel
- Counselling Centre
- Sexualised Violence Service
Ludwigsburg, Germany
Beratungsstelle FeroXia
Counselling Centre "FeroXia"
- Counselling Centre
Celle, Germany
Maxi – Beratungsstelle für Betroffene von sexueller Gewalt
Maxi – Sexual Violence Counselling centre
- Counselling Centre
- Sexualised Violence Service
Neubrandenburg, Germany
Fachberatungsstelle "Frauen-Räume"
Counselling Centre "Frauen Räume"
- Counselling Centre
https://frauenhaus-darmstadt.de/ Darmstadt, Germany
BISS – Beratungs- und Interventionsstelle bei Häuslicher Gewalt im Landkreis Diepholz
BISS – Counselling and intervention centre for domestic violence in the area of Diepholz
- Counselling Centre
Diepholz, Germany
Beratungsstelle für Frauen und Mädchen Diepholz
Counselling Centre for Women and Girls Diepholz
- Counselling Centre
Diepholz, Germany
Frauenberatungsstelle Euskirchen
Counselling Centre Euskirchen
- Counselling Centre
Euskirchen, Germany
Beratungsstelle Frankenthal
Counselling Frankenthal
- Counselling Centre
Frankenthal, Germany
Frauenberatungsstelle – Frankfurter Verein
Counselling Centre – Frankfurter Verein
- Counselling Centre
Frankfurt, Germany
Fachberatungsstelle Fürth
Counselling Centre Fürth
- Counselling Centre
Fürth, Germany
Frauenberatung Hannover für Betroffene von Gewalt und krisenhaften Lebenssituationen
Women's counselling centre Hannover
- Counselling Centre
Hannover, Germany
gesine Frauenberatung EN Hattingen
gesine Women's Counselling EN Hattingen
- Counselling Centre
Hattingen, Germany
heckenrose – Fachberatungsstelle bei sexualisierter Gewalt
"heckenrose" Counselling Centre for Survivors of sexualised violence
- Counselling Centre
- Sexualised Violence Service
Peine, Germany
gesine Frauenberatung EN Herdecke
gesine Women's Counselling EN Herdecke
- Counselling Centre
Herdecke, Germany
NADESCHDA Frauenberatungsstelle für Betroffene von Menschenhandel
NADESCHDA Women's counselling centre for victims of human trafficking
- Counselling Centre
Herford, Germany
Beratungsstelle Hofgeismar
Counselling Centre Hofgeismar
- Counselling Centre
Hofgeismar, Germany
Fachberatungsstelle gegen sexualisierte Gewalt Rostock
Counselling centre against sexualised violence Rostock
- Counselling Centre
- Sexualised Violence Service
Rostock, Germany
Beratungsstelle des Frauenhauses Donnersbergkreis in Kirchheimbolanden
Counselling Centre of the Donnersbergkreis women's shelter in Kirchheimbolanden
- Counselling Centre
Kirchheimbolanden, Germany
Fachberatungsstelle bei häuslicher und sexualisierter Gewalt Schweinfurt
Counselling Centre against domestic and sexualised violence Schweinfurt
- Counselling Centre
- Sexualised Violence Service
Schweinfurt, Germany
Frauenberatungsstelle Courage
Women'S Counselling Centre Courage
- Counselling Centre
Lauchringen, Germany
Fachstelle Sexualisierte Gewalt Siegen
Sexualised Violence Counselling Centre
- Counselling Centre
- Sexualised Violence Service
Siegen, Germany
Frauenberatung Soest
Counselling Centre Soest
- Counselling Centre
- Sexualised Violence Service
Soest, Germany
Beratungsstelle Lohfelden
Counselling Centre Lohfelden
- Counselling Centre
Lohfelden, Germany
Fachberatungsstelle häusliche Gewalt Ludwigsburg
Domestic violence Counselling Centre Ludwigsburg
- Counselling Centre
Ludwigsburg, Germany
Anlaufstelle Sexualisierte Gewalt in Tübingen
Support service for survivors of sexualised violence Tübingen
- Counselling Centre
- Sexualised Violence Service
Tübingen, Germany
Frauen- und Mädchenberatungsstelle Unna
Women's and Girls' Counselling Centre Unna
- Counselling Centre
- Sexualised Violence Service
Unna, Germany
Frauenberatungsstelle Magdeburg
Counselling Centre Magdeburg
- Counselling Centre
Magdeburg, Germany
BISS – Beratungs- und Interventionsstelle Nienburg
BISS – Counselling and Intervention Centre Nienburg
- Counselling Centre
Nienburg, Germany
Frauen- und Mädchenberatungsstelle bei Gewalt
Women's and Girls' Counselling Centre
- Counselling Centre
Nienburg, Germany
Beratungsstelle Niestetal
Counselling Centre Niestetal
- Counselling Centre
Niestetal, Germany
Beratungsstelle Nürnberg
Counselling Centre Nürnberg
- Counselling Centre
Nürnberg, Germany
Beratungstelle Oberursel
Counselling Centre Oberursel
- Counselling Centre
Oberursel, Germany
Beratungsstelle Offenbach
Counselling Centre Offenbach
- Counselling Centre
Offenbach, Germany
Frauenberatung Arnsberg
Counselling Centre Arnsberg
- Counselling Centre
Arnsberg, Germany
DRK BISS Beratungs- und Interventionsstelle bei häuslicher Gewalt
DRK Counselling and Intervention Centre in cases of Domestic Violence
- Counselling Centre
Aurich, Germany
DRK Frauenberatungsstelle bei häuslicher Gewalt Aurich
DRK Women's Counselling Centre
- Counselling Centre
Aurich, Germany
Frauenberatungs- und Interventionsstelle Bad Hersfeld
Women's Counselling and Intervention Centre Bad Hersfeld
- Counselling Centre
Bad Hersfeld, Germany
LOTTE – Awö Beratungstelle für Frauen und Mädchen
LOTTE Counseling Centre for women and girls
- Counselling Centre
Bad Homburg, Germany
Frauen*fachberatungsstelle
Women's Counselling Centre
- Counselling Centre
Bad Oldesloe, Germany
BIG e.V. Berliner Initiative gegen Gewalt an Frauen
BIG – Berlin Initiative against Violence against Women
- Other
Berlin, Germany
BORA e.V.
NGO "Bora"
- Other
Berlin, Germany
Frauenhaus des Caritasverbandes für das Erzbistum Berlin e.V.
Women's Shelter Caritas Berlin
- Shelter
Berlin, Germany
Hestia – Zufluchtswohnungen Prenzlauer Berg
Hestia emergency appartements Prenzlauer Berg
- Shelter
Berlin, Germany
Hestia – Zufluchtswohnungen Wedding
Hestia emergency appartements Wedding
- Shelter
Berlin, Germany
ZUFF e.V. Zufluchtswohnungen
ZUFF Emergency appartments
- Shelter
Berlin, Germany
Zufluchtswohnungen Frauenzentrum Paula Panke e.V.
Emergency appartments Women's Centre Paul Panke e.V.
- Shelter
Berlin, Germany
Ban Ying e.V. Koordinations- und Beratungsstelle gegen Menschenhandel
Coordination and counselling centre against human trafficking
- Counselling Centre
Berlin, Germany
Beratungsstelle BORA Berlin
Counselling Centre BORA Berlin
- Counselling Centre
Berlin, Germany
BIG Mobil – Hilfe bei häuslicher Gewalt gegen Frauen und ihre Kinder
BIG Mobile – Support for women and children in cases of domestic violence
- Helpline
Berlin, Germany
