Links

Basildon Women's Aid is not responsible for the content of external websites. Links are for informational purposes only. A link does not imply an endorsement of the linked site or it's contents.

Parklands Women's Centre

Provide support and encourage personal growth.

Gloucester Park,
Basildon,
Essex

24 hour Emergency Service - 01268 581591
Open: 9.30 am – 5pm Monday to Friday Appointment system in place.
Tel - 01268 521666

Website: http://www.basildonwa.org/site/60/214.html

Women's Aid

Temporary accommodation, housing and legal advice and counselling for female victims and their children.

24 hour on-call service.

Braintree - 01376 321720
Chelmsford - 01245 493114
Havering - 01708 728759
Southend - 01702 29006
Thurrock - 01375 845899

email: helpline@womensaid.org.uk
website: http://www.womensaid.org.uk

Victim Support
Victim Support Essex helps Essex residents cope with the effects of crime. We do this by providing confidential support and information to victims of crime and to witnesses attending local courts.	Victim Support Essex Suite 4 The Chequers High Street Ingatestone Essex CM4 0DG tel: 0845 4565995 fax: 0845 4564454 email: essex@victimsupport.org.uk website: http://www.victimsupport.org.uk/

Police Domestic Violence Unit

Support for victims who are having partners prosecuted. Can include offering general advice on powers of arrest and can accompany victims to court.

Where appropriate the Domestic Violence Liaison Officer will put victims in touch with other partnership agencies.

South Eastern Division (covers Southend, Rayleigh, Rochford and Castle Point)

Domestic Violence and Hate Crime Unit (DVHCU)
Ask to speak to a Domestic Violence Officer
tel: 01268 798113

Or call the Rayleigh switchboard tel: 01268 775533 and ask to speak to a Domestic Violence Officer.

Samaritans

Organisation providing a listening and support service for people in a crisis by offering a telephone befriending or face to face befriending service.

Basildon - 01268 412000
Chelmsford - 01245 357357
Southend - 01702 611911

Website: http://www.samaritans.org.uk/

The Hideout

Website for children and young people created by Women's Aid with information about domestic violence that's easy to read and understand.

Website: http://www.thehideout.org.uk/

Childline

ChildLine is the UK's free, 24-hour helpline for children in distress or danger. Trained volunteer counsellors comfort, advise and protect children and young people who may feel they have nowhere else to turn.