Refuge

Refuge's mission is to provide emergency accommodation and support to women and children escaping domestic abuse whilst raising awareness and understanding of the issue.

Our principle aims and objectives are to:

• Provide a range of high-quality specialist services to women and children escaping domestic abuse including a Freephone 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline, a growing number of safe houses with additional specialist support services for women and children, outreach and floating support services, refuges and outreach for Black, Asian, minority ethnic and refugee (BAMER) women, independent domestic abuse advocates and specialist support.
• Raise public awareness of the issues surrounding domestic abuse and campaign to ensure the voices of survivors are heard.