Local and national services

Local services

Stockport Without Abuse

A local charity offering a range of services to help and support men, women and children affected by domestic abuse.

For more information:

Stockport Homes: emergency housing

If you're at risk of losing your home, you can:

  • visit the Stockport Homes website
  • call 0161 216 6016 between 8:30am and 5pm; if it’s out of hours call 0161 474 5555

National Services

National Domestic Abuse Helpline

If you’re experiencing domestic abuse, you can:

Greater Manchester victim support services

Greater Manchester victim support services offer free and confidential advice and guidance.

For more information:

Independent Choices: refuge

If you and/or your family need refuge, you can:

Safelives

If you’re living with domestic abuse, you can find information and resources to help you, including advice for professionals, on the Safelives website.

Equation

For help understanding the warning signs of abuse, visit the Equation website.

Children living in a home with domestic abuse

Hideout

For information and advice to help you understand domestic abuse and how to take positive action if it’s happening to you, visit the Hideout website.

Childline

If you’re being abused or made to feel unsafe at home, you can:

Refuge

To find out what you should do if someone at home is hurting you or another member of your family, visit the Refuge website.

Perpetrators of domestic abuse

The Respect phoneline is a confidential helpline, email and webchat service for perpetrators of domestic violence looking for help to stop. Fore more information, visit the Respect website.