Domestic Abuse Advice and Information from Newcastle City Council

Newcastle City Council has provided links a number of useful resources:
- Women’s Aid practical safety advice for survivors
- SafeLives advice and information for survivors, professionals and policymakers
- Freephone 24-Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline
- Galop National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline
- Men’s Advice Line (Male victims of domestic abuse)
- Respect Phoneline (For anyone worried about their behaviour towards their partner)
- Respect’s guidance for practitioners working with perpetrators of domestic abuse during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- SafeLives ‘Key issues for domestic abuse victims in the Coronavirus pandemic’ available here
- A safety planning guide produced by SafeLives
Adfam have published a briefing paper ‘Alcohol and domestic abuse in the context of Covid-19 restrictions’, available here
The Government has updated information on how to apply for a domestic violence injunction as an unrepresented applicant during the coronavirus outbreak, available here
Northumbria Police have also produced a useful poster with local service information