It is estimated that 1 in 6 men will experience domestic abuse in their lifetime. As with female victims, the abuse may come from an intimate partner or ex-partner, or from an immediate family member/relative. There is local and national support and advice available.
How to contact
Where to go
Available across Fenland
UK
You can click on the logo to view the services website.
If you would like to know more about what Domestic abuse is, click here.
Support if Domestic abuse is happening to you.
Domestic Abuse Partnership has IDVA (Independent Domestic Violence Advisors) who works with victims of domestic abuse to:
- identify and assess risks
- understand and access options
- devise bespoke safety plans
- navigate criminal and civil justice processes
If you are felt to be at high risk of harm from domestic abuse, a professional such as a Social Worker or Police can refer your case to the IDVA Service. An IDVA provides one-to-one support to help keep you, and any children you have, safe.
This service is only accessible via a referral from a professional.
The Victim and Witness Hub is a free confidential service which provides emotional and practical support to victims or witnesses to a crime in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, to help them cope and recover from the impact of crime.
It offers support to victims from the time of the offence, through any subsequent police investigation or court proceedings and beyond, according to the needs of the individual.
Call Victim & Witness Hub: 0800 781 6818 or Email: [email protected]
Respect’s Men’s Advice Line is a confidential helpline for male victims of domestic abuse and those supporting them. They offer advice and emotional support to men who experience abuse, and signpost to other vital services that help keep them and their children safe.
Call free on 0808 8010327 open Monday –Friday 9am-8pm
Free from landlines and mobile phones within the UK. Your call will not appear on itemised bills. You can also call free from BT pay phones.
The National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline is for LGBT+ people who have or are experiencing domestic abuse. They are also here for people supporting a survivor of domestic abuse: friends, families and those working with a survivor.
Call 0800 9995428 Open Monday to Friday 10am – 5pm
Wednesday and Thursday 10am – 8:00pm
Webchat is available at varying times. They are open 5 days a week and closed at weekends and on bank holidays. They will call you back if you can’t get through to us the first time.
For victims of sexual assault:
Independent Sexual Violence Advocate (ISVA) service offer practical and emotional support to anyone who has been raped or sexually assaulted, recently or in the past. They can help you to access other available support services to address both short- and long-term needs. They can support you through the criminal justice system, providing information on what happens when you report to the police. You do not have to report to the police to get support from an ISVA.
Call 01733 225 937 or refer yourself via their website by clicking here.
Most service and helplines are free of charge.
See the organisations website for mobile charges for their helplines
Support if you’re being abusive to others:
Respect Phoneline is a confidential helpline, email and webchat service for domestic abuse perpetrators and those supporting them.
They support men and women who are using abuse, in same-sex or heterosexual relationships.
Their team of friendly Advisors will listen to you without judgment and offer you honest advice to help you stop being violent.
They also offer advice to concerned friends and family members, as well as frontline workers who work with perpetrators.
Call 0808 8024040 Open Monday –Friday 9am-8pm. See their website for times of webchat.
Free from landlines and mobile phones within the UK. Your call will not appear on itemised bills. You can also call free from BT pay phones.
How to contact
Where to go
Available across Fenland
UK