Tower Hamlets Crime Watch

VAWG support services

Local to Tower Hamlets

  • LBTH Domestic Violence Team
    • 0800 279 54 34 (office hours)
      domesticviolence@towerhamlets.gov.uk
  • The Haven Whitechapel
  • Victim Support
    • 020 7364 7957 or 020 7364 2448
      website
  • Galop (GLBT Service)
  • ISVA (Support for sex workers experiencing sexual violence)
    • 078 5291 8404
      jacqueline.vennard@homerton.nhs.uk
  • East London Rape Crisis
    (sexual violence advocacy and counselling for women aged 14 plus)
    • 020 7683 1210
      (Mon/Fri/Sat 10am-12pm and Tues/Wed/Thurs 6pm-8pm)
      drop in services (no appointment needed)
  • NSPCC Protect and Respect
    (for young people at risk of sexual exploitation)
    • 0844 892 0286
  • Newham Asian Women’s Project for Young Women
    (for BMER women and girls aged 11-25)
    • for more information and a referral form, please contact Nadia Baksh nbaksh@nawp.org
      or 020 8472 0528
      website

National Sources of support

  • National Domestic Violence Helpline
  • Rape Crisis Helpline
    • 0808 802 9999 (12-2:30pm and 7-9:30pm)
      website
  • Women and Girls Network
    advice line for women and girls who have experienced sexual violence
  • Rights of Women (legal advice helpline)
    • 020 7251 8887 (criminal law)
      020 7251 6577 (family law)
      020 7490 7680 (immigration & asylum law)
      020 7608 1137 ASCENT line for family law and criminal law for women living in London)
      website
  • Broken Rainbow (LGBT helpline)
    • 0300 999 5428 or 0800 999 5428
  • NSPCC Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) helpline
    • 0800 028 3550
  • Forced Marriage Unit
    • 020 7008 0151
      Email: fmu@fco.gov.uk Twitter: @FMUnit
  • Karma Nirvana (Honour Network Helpline
  • IKWRO (Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation)
    Support around HBV and Forced Marriage
  • Southall Black Sisters
  • Modern Slavery Helpline
  • Poppy Project
    Accommodation and support for trafficked women
  • Migrant helpline (help for victims of trafficking)
    • 01304 203 977
  • The National Stalking Helpline
  • Paladin (National Stalking Advocacy Service)
    • 020 7840 8960e (Help for Male victims of domestic abuse)
  • Men’s Advice Line (help for male victims of domestic abuse)
  • Survivors UK (service for adult male victims of sexual violence)
  • Respect Helpline (help for perpetrators of abuse)
  • NSPCC National Child Protection Helpline (for adults worried about children)
    • 0808 800 5000
  • Childline (helpline for children who are experiencing abuse)
    • 0808 1111