Argyll & Bute  Women's Aid

 

Contact us: 0870 241 3548

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In the refuge

In the refuge you can:-

  • Stay as long as you need to
  • Come back again if you decide to go home and it doesn't work out
  • Come just for a break, time to think, you don't have to be planning to leave permanently
  • Get support for your children too
  • Be safe- refuge addresses are secret and there are refuges all over Britain which you can move to if you can't stay in your own area

In the refuge you can have:-

  • The support of other women living there
  • The support of the refuge worker
  • The support of the Children & Young persons worker to help settle in childen and young people and help with arrangements for school
  • The support of our own holistic therapist

We have access to:-

  • Refuges for women from ethnic minorities (if required)
  • Provision for disabled women

REMEMBER Women's Aid is here for you and your children (if any). We offer a free and confidential service. Call us for information, support and, if needed, a safe place to stay. Our aim is to help you help yourself, if you want to talk we will listen. If you want to find out where you stand legally, we will give you information. If you need to get away, we will find you a safe place to stay. We are non-judgemental.

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Contact us:

The Scottish Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0800 027 1234

Cowal Office: 01369 706636

Helensburgh &Lomond Office: 01436 67 7434

Children & Young people's service : 01369 706822

Freefone for young people : 0800 432 0713