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.
Frauenhaus Bonn
Women's shelter Bonn
- Shelter
Bonn, Germany
Frauenberatungsstelle Bonn
Counselling Centre Bonn
- Counselling Centre
Bonn, Germany
Beratungsstelle bei sexueller Gewalt Burghausen
Sexual violence counselling centre in Burghausen
- Counselling Centre
Burghausen, Germany
Verein Keine Gewalt gegen Frauen e.V.
Association "No Violence Against Women"
- Other
Coburg, Germany
Interventionsstelle Coburg
Intervention centre in Coburg
- Counselling Centre
Coburg, Germany
Migrationsberatungsstelle Cottbus
Counselling Centre for Migrant Women Cottbus
- Counselling Centre
Cottbus, Germany
Frauen
Counselling Centre Dortmund
- Counselling Centre
Dortmund, Germany
Frauenberatungsstelle Duisburg
Counselling Centre Duisburg
- Counselling Centre
Duisburg, Germany
Frauenberatungsstelle Barnim
Counselling Centre Frauenberatungsstelle
- Counselling Centre
Eberswalde, Germany
Informations- und Beratungsstelle Erlangen
Counselling Centre Erlangen
- Counselling Centre
Erlangen, Germany
Frauenhaus Finsterwalde
Women's Shelter Finsterwalde
- Shelter
Finsterwalde, Germany
Frauenschutzwohnung Forst
Emergency Appartments Forst
- Shelter
Forst, Germany
Frauenhaus Frankfurt/Oder
Women's Shelter Frankfurt/Oder
- Shelter
Frankfurt/Oder, Germany
Frauenhaus Gera
Shelter Gera
- Helpline
- Shelter
Gera, Germany
Frauenhaus Goslar
Women's Shelter Goslar
- Shelter
Goslar, Germany
Frauenhaus Guben
Women's Shelter Guben
- Shelter
Guben, Germany
Frauenberatungsstelle Hagen
Counselling Centre
- Counselling Centre
Hagen, Germany
Frauen helfen Frauen e.V.
Association "Women helping Women"
- Other
Hamburg, Germany
1. & 3 Hamburger Frauenhaus
1st & 3rd Women's Shelter Hamburg
- Shelter
21055 Hamburg, Germany
6. Autonomes Frauenhaus Hamburg
6th Autonomous Women's Shelter Hamburg
- Shelter
Hamburg, Germany
- Counselling Centre
Hamburg, Germany
- Counselling Centre
Hamburg, Germany
- Counselling Centre
Hamburg, Germany
- Counselling Centre
Hamburg, Germany
i.bera – Interkulturelle Beratungsstelle für Betroffene von häuslicher Gewalt und Zwangsverheiratung
i.bera – Intercultural counselling for victims of domestic violence and forced marriage
- Counselling Centre
Hamburg, Germany
intervento – proaktive Interventionsstelle bei häuslicher Gewalt und Stalking
intervento – proactive intervention centre for domestic violence and stalking
- Counselling Centre
Hamburg, Germany
Lâle Interkulturelle Beratung für Opfer von häuslicher Gewalt und Zwangsheirat
Intercultural counselling for victims of domestic violence and forced marriage
- Counselling Centre
Hamburg, Germany
- Counselling Centre
Hamburg, Germany
Frauenhaus Herne
Women's Shelter Herne
- Shelter
Herne, Germany
AWO Beratungs- und Interventionsstelle
AWO Counselling Centre
- Counselling Centre
Homberg, Germany
Verein zum Schutz misshandelter Frauen und deren Kinder e.V.
Association for the protection of abused women and their children e.V.
- Other
Karlsruhe, Germany
Autonomes Frauenhaus Karlsruhe
Autonomous women's shelter in Karlsruhe
- Shelter
Karlsruhe, Germany
Frauenberatungsstelle Karlsruhe
Women's counselling centre in Karlsruhe
- Counselling Centre
Karlsruhe, Germany
Fachberatungsstelle gegen häusliche Gewalt Kassel
Counselling Centre against domestic violence Kassel
- Counselling Centre
Kassel, Germany
Frauenhaus Königs Wusterhausen
Women's Shelter Königs Wusterhausen
- Shelter
Königs Wusterhausen, Germany
Frauenhaus Lauchhammer
Women's Shelter
- Shelter
Lauchhammer, Germany
Frauenberatungsstelle Olpe
Women's Counselling Centre Olpe
- Counselling Centre
Olpe, Germany
Beratungsstelle für Betroffene häuslicher Gewalt
Counselling Centre for survivors of domestic violence
- Counselling Centre
Parchim, Germany
Frauenhaus Rheydt
Women's Shelter Rheydt
- Shelter
Mönchengladbach, Germany
Frauenhaus Landkreis München I – Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen München e.V.
Women's shelter I – Social service catholic women München
- Shelter
München, Germany
Frauenhaus Landkreis München II – Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen München e.V.
Women's shelter II – Social service catholic women München
- Shelter
München, Germany
Unterkunft für Geflüchtete Frauen
Shelter for refugee women
- Shelter
München, Germany
Frauenhausberatungsstelle Münster
Counselling Centre Münster
- Counselling Centre
Münster, Germany
Frauenhaus Neuruppin
Women's Shelters Neuruppin
- Shelter
Neuruppin, Germany
Frauenberatungsstelle Oberhausen
Counselling Centre Oberhausen
- Counselling Centre
Oberhausen, Germany
Frauenhaus – Frauen helfen Frauen Ortenau e.V.
Women's Shelter – Association "Women helping Women" in Ortenaukreis e.V.
- Shelter
Offenburg, Germany
Beratungsstelle Olena
Counselling Centre Olena
- Counselling Centre
Oldenburg, Germany
BISS – Beratungs- und Interventionsstelle gegen häusliche Gewalt
BISS Counselling Center against domestic violence
- Counselling Centre
Oldenburg, Germany
- Counselling Centre
Oranienburg, Germany
Autonomes Frauenzentrum Potsdam e.V.
Autonomous Women's Centre Potsdam
- Other
Potsdam, Germany
