Women’s Aid Federation
of England – available for advice both personal
and professional and emergency accommodation
PO Box 391
Bristol BS99 7WS
| Tel office: |
|
0117 944 4411 |
| Tel helpline: |
|
08457 023468 |
Birmingham Women’s Aid
| Helpline |
|
0121 685 8550 |
| Emergency Refuge Accommodation |
|
0121 344 4889 |
Police Domestic Violence Units
The domestic violence officer can be accessed via
your local police station
Legal Advice
| The Law Society (ask about Domestic
Violence solicitors firms) |
|
0870 606 6575 |
Numbers correct at time of publication (12/2001).
Local agencies are available via the national numbers. Every
unit should display up to date information, which should
be checked regularly – some local agencies may
change numbers or suffer funding problems. Numbers
should be displayed on the back of toilet doors so
that women can access them in private. Ideally local
numbers should be available on credit card size leaflets
that can be hidden inside a woman’s shoe, for example.
The most recent Confidential Enquiry into maternal
deaths ( 1)
recommends that each trust/community team should develop
guidelines for identification of domestic violence
and the provision of support and referral to appropriate
multiagency organisations. This should complement the
display of local support agency numbers as explained
above. In addition the report identified the need for
further education and training regarding the recognition
and management of domestic violence. In the absence
as yet of an extensive training programme, individuals
should make themselves aware of the presentation and
be able to offer basic support and referral.
References
1. Why Mothers Die 1997-1999. Confidential Enquiries
Into Maternal Deaths 2001. Published RCOG press. Available
on line www.cemach.org.uk
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