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How we can support you

Staying in our Refuge

If you are staying in our refuge, you will be allocated a Support Worker who will provide tailored support to help you recover from the impacts of domestic violence and abuse. Your Support Worker can also help with practical issues such as sorting out finances and securing permanent housing. They will work in partnership with other services including counselling, health professionals, housing, schools to provide well-rounded support and empower you to rebuild your life.

Children and Young People

At refuge, we also have specialist Children, Young People and Family workers who provide additional support to the children and young people to help them overcome the trauma of witnessing or experiencing domestic abuse. The team offers one-to-one support, group play and wellbeing sessions, as well as family groups such as a weekly Nurture Group, After-School Club and the Women’s Aid ‘You and Me, Mum’ programme.

Children and young people in refuge also take part in regular arts and crafts sessions, educational trips, celebration events and parties, cooking and baking sessions and emotional, mental and physical development sessions.

1980's - Groups like LWA At The Forefront Of Encouraging Women To Speak Out

During the 1980s, feminists campaigned to transform domestic violence from a private trouble to an issue of public concern. Groups like LWA were at the forefront of encouraging women to speak out about it. Although there was a broad professional understanding of the general issues of domestic abuse there was little reference to forced marriages, honour killings, trafficking or sexual violence in the general context of developing or funding service responses. Feminist and gender researchers raised the profile of these and other issues; for example the ongoing work of Liz Kelly, Julie Bindel, Marianne Hester, Gill Hague (to name only a few) informed lots of the thinking behind how specialist services such as LWA were moving forward.

1985 - “Crimes Against Women” Conferences

LWA was closely involved in the two highly successful “Crimes Against Women” conferences organised by Leeds City Council.

1987 - First National Domestic Violence Helpline Opened

LWA worked with other women’s organisations to organise and hold a ‘Money for Women Conference’ in Leeds which consisted of a series of workshops looking at why women and women’s groups receive less income than men.

The first National Domestic Violence Helpline was opened by Women’s Aid.

1988 - LWA Raises Concerns About Poll Tax

LWA raised concerns about how the introduction of the Poll Tax would affect women in refuge.

Call our helpline

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Our trained advisers will listen to you about what’s happening for you, offer emotional and practical advice and talk through support available (available 24/7).

We have translation services available via our helpline for people who speak all languages.

Click to call 0113 246 0401

Online chat

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Have a confidential chat with one of Leeds Women’s Aid’s domestic abuse experts (available Monday to Friday 1pm – 4pm, apart from bank holidays).
Please note that out of operating hours, the online chat service displays as a ‘Help’ box at the bottom of the screen. You can click this button to leave us a message and we’ll get back to you via email.

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Leeds Women’s Aid is an independent charity based in Leeds, UK, providing a range of outstanding domestic violence and abuse services.

LEARN MORE ABOUT US

Visit Our History for a detailed timeline about our work over the last 50+ years.

“My heartfelt gratitude to the entire team of Leeds Women’s Aid. I have been able to do this with your support. You all gave me a shelter, a safe space for myself and my son, a conducive environment for me to study for my assessment. You all have given me a new life, a new vision, everything I could have ever asked for.”

“The support I received made me feel that I was going to be safe and that there was light at the end of the tunnel.”

Click below to learn more about the impact of our work and read the stories of people we support.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR IMPACT

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What is domestic violence and abuse?

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Information for children and young people

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1 in 7 children

will have lived with Domestic Violence and Abuse at some point in their childhood.

1 in 4 women

will experience Domestic Violence and Abuse in their lifetime.

2 women a week

are killed by a current or former partner in England and Wales.