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.
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
DA1 1FY Dartford, Kent, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
BT48 6JG Derry, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
IV15 9SA.IV15 9SA Dingwall, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
BT34 1DZ Dumbarton, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
G81 1QW Dunbartonshire, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
DD1 1PW Dundee, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
G74 1AR East Kilbride, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
EH2 3JD Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
EH7 5QY Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
EH4 1JB Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
IV30 4GB Elgin, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
G1 1LG Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
G3 6LZ Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
PA15 1QA Greenock, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
SE18 9LD Greenwich, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
DN31 3JH Grimsby, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
IV3 8DF Inverness, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
G66 1XF Kirkintilloch, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
ZE1 0ES Lerwick, Shetland, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
CF23 8XE Llandudno, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
BT34 1DZ London, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
E13 9EX London, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
W10 5GP London, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
BT34 1DZ London, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
BT34 1DZ London, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
M20 4BJ Manchester, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
BT34 1DZ Mansfield, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
BT34 1DZ Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
SY16 1AL Newtown, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
NN1 1LG Northampton, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
NG1 3FD Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
BT78 1EL Omagh, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
PA1 1PA Paisley, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
BT34 1DZ Penicuik, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
KY6 2AL Pentland Park, Glenrothes, Fife, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
PH2 0PF Perth, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
NP4 6JE Pontypool, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
SA13 1AA Port Talbot, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
KA21 5LL Saltcoats, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
JE4 0PW St Helier, Jersey, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
ST16 3WS Stafford, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
FK8 1AX Stirling, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
HS1 2DU Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
DG9 8ED Stranraer, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
NE37 2BA Sunderland, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
SA1 2YG Swansea, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
B70 8HY West Bromwich, United Kingdom
- Helpline
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
WV1 4LP Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Shelter
BT20 5DW Bangor, United Kingdom
- Helpline
BT34 1DZ Cardiff, United Kingdom
