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.
AWO Frauenhaus Hannover
AWO Women's Shelter Hannover
- Shelter
30171 Hannover, Germany
Frauenberatungsstelle Courage
Women's Counselling Centre Courage
- Counselling Centre
Heidelberg, Germany
Interventionsstelle für Frauen und Kinder Heidelberg
Intervention centre for women and children in Heidelberg
- Counselling Centre
Heidelberg, Germany
SKF Frauen- und Kinderschutzhaus Meppen
SKF Women's and Children's Refuge Meppen
- Shelter
49716 Meppen, Germany
BBRZ Frauen- und Kinderschutzhaus Merseburg
BBRZ Women's and Children's Refuge Merseburg
- Shelter
92224 Merseburg, Germany
Frauenhaus Herford
Shelter Herford
- Shelter
32006 Herford, Germany
Diakonie Frauenschutzzentrum Minden
Diakonie Refuge Minden
- Shelter
32423 Minden, Germany
Frauenhaus Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
Women's Shelter Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
- Shelter
74819 Mosbach, Germany
AWO Frauenhaus Schwalm-Eder
AWO Shelter Schwalm – Eder
- Shelter
34576 Homberg, Germany
SKF Frauenhaus Murnau
SKF Shelter Murnau
- Shelter
82418 Murnau, Germany
Frauen- und Kinderschutzhaus "Quo Vadis"
Women'S and Children's Refuge "Quo Vadis"
- Shelter
17036 Neubrandenburg, Germany
AWO Frauenhaus Neunkirchen
AWO Shelter Neunkirchen
- Shelter
66515 Neunkirchen, Germany
AWO Frauenhaus Iserlohn
AWO Shelter Iserlohn
- Shelter
58636 Iserlohn, Germany
Frauenhaus Nienburg
Women's Shelter Nienburg
- Shelter
92224 Nienburg, Germany
Autonomes Frauenhaus Kassel
Autonomous Women's Shelter Kassel
- Shelter
92224 Kassel, Germany
Diakonie Frauenhaus Norderstedt
Diakonie Shelter Norderstedt
- Shelter
22828 Norderstedt, Germany
Frauenhaus Kempten
Women's shelter Kempten
- Shelter
87405 Kempten, Germany
Frauen helfen Frauen Kirchheim e. V.
Association "Women helping Women" in Kirchheim
- Counselling Centre
- Other
73223 Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany
Frauenhaus Kirchheim
Women's Shelter Kirchheim
- Shelter
Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany
AWO Frauenhaus Kleve
AWO Women's Shelter Kleve
- Shelter
92224 Kleve, Germany
1. Frauenhaus Köln
1st Shelter Köln
- Shelter
50823 Köln, Germany
2. Atonomues Frauenhaus Köln
2nd Shelter Köln
- Shelter
92224 Köln, Germany
Frauenschutzwohnung des Landkreises Nordhausen
Women's refuge of the district of Nordhausen
- Shelter
92224 Nordhausen, Germany
SKF Frauen- und Kinderschutzhaus Nordhorn
SKF Women's and Children's Refuge Nordhorn
- Shelter
48529 Nordhorn, Germany
Frauenhaus Nördlingen
Shelter Nördlingen
- Shelter
86603 Nördlingen, Germany
Frauenhaus Nürnberg
Shelter Nürnberg
- Shelter
92224 Nürnberg, Germany
Frauenhaus Oberursel
Shelter Oberursel
- Shelter
61440 Oberursel, Germany
Frauen- und Kinderhaus Offenbach
Women's and Children's Refuge Offenbach
- Shelter
63065 Offenbach, Germany
Frauenhaus Olpe
Women's Shelter Olpe
- Shelter
57443 Olpe, Germany
Frauenhaus & Frauenberatungsstelle Osterode
Women's Shelter & Counselling Centre Osterode
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
92224 Osterode am Harz, Germany
Frauenhaus Ostholstein
Shelter Ostholstein
- Shelter
92224 Ostholstein, Germany
Frauenhaus Peine
Shelter Peine
- Shelter
31224 Peine, Germany
Autonomes Frauenhaus Leipzig
Autonomous Women's Shelter Leipzig
- Shelter
4275 Leipzig, Germany
Frauenhaus Pforzheim
Shelter Pforzheim
- Shelter
75179 Pforzheim, Germany
Frauenhaus Leverkusen
Shelter Leverkusen
- Shelter
51304 Leverkusen, Germany
Autonomes Frauenhaus Limburg
Autonomous women's shelter Limburg
- Shelter
Limburg, Germany
Autonomes Frauenhaus Lörrach
Autonomous Women's Shelter Lörrach
- Shelter
79539 Lörrach, Germany
Frauenhaus Pirmasens
Shelter Pirmasens
- Shelter
66924 Pirmasens, Germany
Frauenhaus Kreis Plön Preetz
Shelter Kreis Plön Preetz
- Shelter
24207 Preetz, Germany
Frauenhaus Teltow-Fläming
Women's Shelter Teltow-Fläming
- Shelter
92224 Luckenwalde, Germany
Frauen- und Kinderschutzhaus Baden-Baden und Landkreis Rastatt
Women's and Children's Refuge Baden Baden and area of Rastatt
- Shelter
92224 Rastatt, Germany
SKF Frauenhaus Remscheid
SKF Women's Shelter Remscheid
- Shelter
42808 Remscheid, Germany
Diakonie Frauenhaus Rheine
Diakonie Shelter Rheine
- Shelter
48403 Rheine, Germany
Frauenhaus Ribnitz-Damgarten
Shelter Ribnitz-Damgarten
- Shelter
18301 Ribnitz-Damgarten, Germany
Frauenhaus Rodgau
Shelter Rodgau
- Shelter
63110 Rodgau, Germany
Pro familia Zentrum Mainz
Pro familia Center Mainz
- Other
55116 Mainz, Germany
SKF Frauenhaus Rosenheim-Traunstein
SKF Shelter Rosenheim-Traunstein
- Shelter
83007 Rosenheim, Germany
Mannheimer Frauenhaus e.V.
Shelter in Mannheim
- Shelter
92224 Mannheim, Germany
AWO Frauenhaus Saarbrücken
AWO Shelter Saarbrücken
- Shelter
66117 Saarbrücken, Germany
AWO Frauenhaus Saarlouis
AWO Shelter Saarlouis
- Shelter
92224 Saarlouis, Germany
AWO Frauenhaus Salzgitter
AWO Shelter Saltzgitter
- Shelter
92224 Salzgitter, Germany
SKF Frauenhaus Salzkotten
SKF Shelter Salzkotten
- Shelter
92224 Salzkotten, Germany
Frauenhaus des SKF Mönchengladbach
Shelter of SKF Mönchengladbach
- Shelter
41061 Mönchengladbach, Germany
Beratungsstelle Frauenhilfe
Counselling Centre Frauenhilfe
- Counselling Centre
80706 München, Germany
Frauenhaus – Frauen helfen Frauen e.V. München
Women's Shelter – Association "Women helping Women" e.V. München
- Shelter
81504 München, Germany
Frauenhaus – Frauenhilfe
Women's Shelter Frauenhilfe
- Shelter
80706 München, Germany
Frauenhaus Münster
Women's Shelter Münster
- Shelter
48155 Münster, Germany
Frauenhaus Telgte
Women's Shelter Telgte
- Shelter
48015 Münster, Germany
Frauen- und Kinderschutzeinrichtung des Ostalbkreises
Women and Child Refuge of the Ostalbkreis district
- Shelter
73503 Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
Autonomes Frauenhaus Neumünster
Autonomous Shelter Neumünster
- Shelter
24505 Neumünster, Germany
Diakonie Frauen- und Kinderschutzhaus
Diakonie Women and Child Refuge
- Shelter
74501 Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
Frauenhaus und Beratungsstelle Schweinfurt
Shelter and Counselling Centre Schweinfurt
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
97402 Schweinfurt, Germany
Fraunhaus Singen
Shelter Singen
- Shelter
78204 Singen (Htwl.), Germany
Haus Ava Frauenhaus Sondershausen
House Ava Women's Shelter Sondershausen
- Shelter
92224 Sonderhausen, Germany
Frauenhaus Speyer
Shelter Speyer
- Shelter
67325 Speyer, Germany
Frauenhaus Stendal
Shelter Stendal
- Shelter
39553 Stendal, Germany
AWO Frauenschutzhaus Stralsund
AWO Women's Refuge Stralsund
- Shelter
18403 Stralsund, Germany
Frauenhaus Oberhausen
Shelter Oberhausen
- Shelter
46004 Oberhausen, Germany
Frauen- und Kinderschutzhaus Troisdorf
Women's and Children's Refuge Troisdorf
- Shelter
53822 Troisdorf, Germany
Pro familia Offenbach
Pro familia counseling center Offenbach
- Counselling Centre
63067 Offenbach, Germany
Frauenhaus & Beratungsstelle Tuttlingen
Women's Shelter and Counselling Centre Tuttlingen
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
78507 Tuttlingen, Germany
Frauen helfen Frauen Ortenau e.V.
Association "Women helping Women" in Ortenaukreis e.V.
- Other
77622 Offenburg, Germany
Autonomes Frauenhaus Oldenburg
Autonomous Shelter Oldenburg
- Shelter
26008 Oldenburg, Germany
Frauen- und Kinderhaus e.V. Uelzen
Women and children's shelter e.V. Uelzen
- Shelter
29525 Uelzen, Germany
Frauenberatungsstelle und Frauenhaus Ulm
Women's Counselling Centre & Shelter Ulm
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
89073 Ulm, Germany
Autonomes Frauenhaus Osnabrück
Autonomous Shelter Osnabrück
- Shelter
49009 Osnabrück, Germany
Frauenhaus Unna
Women's Shelter Unna
- Shelter
59405 Unna, Germany
Frauen und Kinderschutzhaus Vechta
Women and children's Refuge Vechta
- Shelter
49377 Vechta, Germany
Frauenhaus Paderborn
Shelter Paderborn
- Shelter
33045 Paderborn, Germany
SKF Frauen- und Kinderschutzhaus im Kreis Viersen
SKF Women's and Children's Refuge in the area of Viersen
- Shelter
41747 Viersen, Germany
Frauen- und Kinderschutzhaus & Beratungstelle Villingen – Schwenningen
Women's and Children's Refuge & Counselling Centre Villingen – Schwenningen
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
78003 Villingen – Schwenningen, Germany
Frauenhaus Pinneberg
Shelter Pinneberg
- Shelter
25404 Pinneberg, Germany
Frauenhaus Wächtersbach
Women's Shelter Wächtersbach
- Shelter
63601 Wächtersbach, Germany
Frauen- und Kinderschutzhaus Kreis Waldshut
Women's and Children's Refuge in the area of Waldshut
- Shelter
79741 Waldshut Tiengen, Germany
Frauenhaus Potsdam
Women's Shelter Potsdam
- Shelter
92224 Potsdam, Germany
Frauenhaus & Beratung Walsrode
Women's Shelter & Counselling Walsrode
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
29664 Walsrode, Germany
Beratungsstelle gegen häusliche Gewalt und Frauen in Not in Prenzlau
Counselling Centre against domestic violence and for women in distress
- Counselling Centre
17281 Prenzlau, Germany
Autonomes Frauenhaus Wedel
Autonomous Women's Shelter Wedel
- Shelter
22871 Wedel, Germany
Frauenhaus Recklinghausen
Shelter Recklinghausen
- Shelter
92224 Recklinghausen, Germany
Autonomes Frauenhaus Regensburg / Frauen helfen Frauen Regensburg e.V.
Autonomous Shelter Regensburg / Association "Women helping women" Regensburg
- Shelter
93015 Regensburg, Germany
Diakonie Frauenhaus & Interventionsstelle
Diakonie Women's Shelter & Intervention Centre
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
92603 Weiden, Germany
Frauenhaus Weißenfels
Women's Shelter Weißenfels
- Shelter
6651 Weißenfels, Germany
Frauenhaus Reutlingen e.V.
Shelter Reutlingen
- Shelter
72705 Reutlingen, Germany
FrauenSchutzwohnung Wernigerode
Women's Refuge Wernigerode
- Shelter
92224 Wernigerode, Germany
Frauenhaus Wetzlar
Shelter Wetzlar
- Shelter
35576 Wetzlar, Germany
Frauenhaus Wildeshausen
Shelter Wildeshausen
- Shelter
27793 Wildeshausen, Germany
Frauenhaus & Beratungsstelle Wolfen
Shelter & Counselling Centre Wolfen
- Shelter
- Counselling Centre
92224 Wolfen, Germany
Frauenhaus Rostock
Women's Shelter Rostock
- Shelter
18059 Rostock, Germany
Pro familia Rüsselsheim
Pro familia counseling center Rüsselsheim
- Counselling Centre
65428 Rüsselsheim, Germany
Pro familia Saarbrücken
Pro familia counseling center Saarbrücken
- Counselling Centre
66121 Saarbrücken, Germany
