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.
Kvinnojouren Söderslätt
Women's Shelter "Söderslätt"
- Shelter
41458 Trelleborg, Sweden
Kvinnojouren Duvan
Women's Shelter "Duvan"
- Shelter
46123 Trollhättan, Sweden
Kvinno- och Tjejjour Botkyrka
Women and Girls' Shelter Botkyrka
- Shelter
14701 Tumba, Sweden
Tyresö kvinnojour – Tjejjouren
Women's and girls' Shelter of Tyresö
- Shelter
41458 Tyresö, Sweden
Kvinnojouren Kaprifolen i Uddevalla
Women's Shelter "Kaprifolen" in Uddevalla
- Shelter
45115 Uddevalla, Sweden
Kvinno- och Tjejjouren i Umeå
Women's and Girls' Shelter in Umeå
- Shelter
41458 Umeå, Sweden
Terrafem Uppsala
Women's Shelter "Terrafem" in Uppsala
- Shelter
41458 Uppsala, Sweden
Uppsala kvinnojour
Women's Shelter in Uppsala
- Shelter
41458 Uppsala, Sweden
Kvinno- och Tjejjouren Vallentuna
Women's and Girls' Shelter in Vallentuna
- Shelter
18623 Vallentuna, Sweden
Kvinnojouren Marie i Vansbro/ Gagnef/Leksand
Women's Shelter Marie in Vansbro / Gagnef / Leksand
- Shelter
41458 Vansbro, Sweden
Kvinnojouren Frideborg i Varberg
Women's Shelter Frideborg in Varberg
- Shelter
41458 Varberg, Sweden
Kvinnojour Värnamo
Women's Shelter in Värnamo
- Shelter
33125 Värnamo, Sweden
Föreningen Kvinnohuset & stödgruppen Eva/Västerås
Association Shelter & Support Group Eva / Västerås
- Shelter
72211 Västerås, Sweden
Kvinno- och Tjejjouren Vändela
Women's and Girls' Shelter Vändela
- Shelter
41458 Västervik, Sweden
Kvinnojouren Blenda i Växjö
Women's Shelter "Blenda" in Växjö
- Shelter
35233 Växjö, Sweden
Kvinnojouren Linnéorna i Vetlanda
Women's Shelter "Linnéorna" in Vetlanda
- Shelter
57421 Vetlanda, Sweden
Kvinnojour Vilhelmina
Women's Shelter in Vilhelmina
- Shelter
91221 Vilhelmina, Sweden
Kvinnojouren Amanda i Visby
Women's Shelter "Amanda" in Visby
- Shelter
41458 Visby, Sweden
Freezonen, Kvinno- tjej- och Brottsofferjouren
Women's, Girls' and Victims' Shelter "Freezonen"
- Shelter
41458 Ystad, Sweden
Ungdomsjouren Fria
Youth helpline Fria
- Helpline
- Shelter
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Ungdomsjouren Vändpunkten
Youth helpline Vändpunkten
- Helpline
Hudiksvall, Sweden
Terrafem Linköping
Women's Shelter "Terrafem" in Linköping
- Shelter
Linköping, Sweden
Kvinnofrid Malmö
Women's Peace Malmö
- Shelter
Malmö, Sweden
Kvinnozon
Women's Ozone
- Shelter
Malmö, Sweden
Tjejjouren Siljan
Young Girls' Shelter Siljan
- Shelter
Mora, Sweden
Terrafem Örebro
Women's Shelter "Terrafem" in Örebro
- Shelter
Örebro, Sweden
Kvinnojouren Jämtlands län
Women's Shelter in Jämtlands län
- Shelter
Östersund, Sweden
Terrafem Skåne
Women's Shelter "Terrafem" in Skåne
- Shelter
Skåne, Sweden
Terrafem Stockholm
Women's Shelter "Terrafem" in Stockholm
- Shelter
Stockholm, Sweden
Stödlinjen för män
Sweden’s national support line for men who have been subjected to domestic abuse or sexual violence
- Helpline
Stockholm, Sweden
Aide aux victimes de violence en couple (AVVEC)
Association for victims of intimate partner violence
- Helpline
- Counselling Centre
1207 Geneva, Switzerland
Zwangsheirat Schweiz
Forced Marriage Switzerland
- Helpline
- Counselling Centre
8000 Zürich, Switzerland
Association Viol-Secours
Rape and sexual assault helpline
- Helpline
- Sexualised Violence Service
6598 Geneva, Switzerland
Solidarité femmes Biel/Bienne & région
Solidarité femmes Shelter and Counseling Center Biel/Bienne & region
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
2503 Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
Unterschlupf Beratung – Beherbergung
Unterschlupf Counselling – Refuge
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
3900 Brig, Switzerland
SAVI Frauenhaus und Opferberatungsstelle
SAVI Shelter and Counseling Center
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
2302 La Chaux-de-Fond, Switzerland
Centre d'accueil MalleyPrairie
Shelter "MalleyPrairie"
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
6900 Lausanne, Switzerland
Consultorio e Casa delle donne
Women's Counselling Centre and Shelter Lugano
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
1007 Lugano, Switzerland
Frauenhaus und Beratungsstelle Zürcher Oberland
Shelter and Counseling Centre Zurich Oberland
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
8613 Uster, Switzerland
Frauenhaus Bern
Shelter Bern
- Shelter
3000 Bern, Switzerland
Opferhilfe Schweiz
Victim Support Switzerland
- Other
Bern, Switzerland
Frauenhaus Graubünden
Shelter Graubünden
- Shelter
7001 Chur, Switzerland
Frauenhaus Freiburg / Solidarité Femmes Fribourg
Shelter Fribourg
- Shelter
1701 Freiburg, Switzerland
Frauenhaus Aargau Solothurn
Shelter Aargau Solothurn
- Helpline
- Shelter
5001 Aarau, Switzerland
Frauenhaus Basel
Shelter Basel
- Helpline
- Shelter
4018 Basel, Switzerland
Verein zum Schutz misshandelter Frauen und deren Kinder e.V.
Association for the Protection of Abused Women and their Children
- Other
6002 Luzern, Switzerland
Fachstelle für Gewaltbetroffene – Beratung für Frauen, Männer, Kinder und Jugendliche
Counseling center for victims of violence Schaffhausen
- Counselling Centre
8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Casa Armònia
Shelter "Armònia"
1203 Tenero, Switzerland
Frauenhaus Thun-Berner Oberland
Violence Prevention and Monitoring Center
- Shelter
3602 Thun, Switzerland
Frauenhaus Winterthur
Shelter Winterthur
- Shelter
8401 Winterthur, Switzerland
