Website links for organisations that can provide support for you are further below on this page, in this section we have included some helpline telephone numbers.
Call the police on 101 (if it is not an emergency) or 999 in an emergency if your personal safety is threatened
- The National Domestic Violence Helpline on 0808 2000 247 can support you if you are experiencing domestic abuse
- Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Partnership (external link) on 07787 255821 can give more local support
- Men's Advice Line on 0808 8010 327 can help if you are a man experiencing domestic abuse
- The National LGBT+ Domestic Violence Helpline on 0800 999 5428 can help if you are in a same-sex relationship
- Respect on 0808 802 4040 can give help and advice if you are concerned because you think you might be hurting someone or demonstrating abusive behaviour
Support for you
The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (DASV) (external link) Partnership website has contact details of organisations that can help you, or someone you know, who is being affected by domestic violence.
The information is split into various subjects, with telephone numbers, email addresses and hyperlinks to websites.
The following websites provide information, advice and support to people affected by domestic violence:
- Action on Elder Abuse (external link)
- Age UK Advice Line (external link)
- B-United (external link) - supporting male victims
- Cambridgeshire Constabulary (external link)
- Cambridge Rape Crisis (external link)
- Cambridge Women's Aid (external link)
- Cambridgeshire Deaf Association (external link)
- Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (DASV) Partnership (external link)
- Childline (external link)
- Child to Parent Abuse (external link)
- Choices Counselling (external link)
- Christian Survivors of Domestic Abuse (external link)
- Digital Tech Safety (external link)
- Domestic Abuse National Helpline (external link)
- Domestic Abuse and Support Service (DASS) (external link)
- The Elms Sexual Assault Referral Centre (external link)
- Family Lives - Teen Violence at home (external link)
- Female Genital Mutilation (Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Safeguarding Children Partnership Board (external link)
- Galop - LGBT+ community (external link)
- Honour Based Abuse (external link)
- Hourglass - Support for older people (external link)
- Independent Domestic Violence Advisory (IDVA) Service (external link)
- Jewish Women's Aid (external link)
- Karma Nirvana - victims of honour crimes and forced marriage (external link)
- Latin American Women's Aid (external link)
- Mankind Initiative - helping men to escape domestic abuse (external link)
- Men's Advice Line (external link)
- Muslim Women's Network UK (external link)
- National Domestic Abuse Helpline (external link)
- National Stalking Helpline (external link)
- One Voice for Travellers (external link)
- PEG Support - Child to parent abuse (external link)
- Rape Crisis England & Wales (external link)
- Refuge - Support for women (external link)
- Respect - Support for domestic abuse perpetrators to change their behaviour (external link)
- Sikh Helpline (external link)
- Surviving Economic Abuse (external link)
- Southall Black Sisters (external link)
- Trafficking (external link)
- The Traveller Movement (external link)
- Victim Services - Victim and witness hub support directory (external link)
- Women's Aid (external link)
You can also speak to our community advice team, call in to the council offices Monday to Friday from 10:00am to 4:00pm, or call 01353 665555.