Women’s Aid

Women living in Cambridge City, South Cambridgeshire or East Cambridgeshire who are experiencing any type of domestic abuse can get in touch with Cambridge Women’s Aid for help and support.

Women’s Aid define domestic abuse as an incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening, degrading and violent behaviour, including sexual violence, in the majority of cases by a partner or ex-partner, but also by a family member or carer. Domestic abuse can include, but is not limited to, the following:

• Physical abuse

• Psychological and/or emotional abuse

• Coercive control 

• Financial and economic abuse

• Sexual abuse

• Tech abuse

• Harassment and stalking

Cambridge Women's Aid has provided dedicated and specialist services to women and children affected by domestic abuse since 1977. Trained workers are highly experienced and provide expert confidential support, including: 

• Safe refuge in Cambridge city

• One to one help from our community outreach service, for women living in Cambridge City, South Cambs and East Cambs

• Advice for professionals supporting women living in Cambridge City, South Cambs and East Cambs 

• Support to explore the dynamics of abusive relationships

• Dedicated services for children whose mothers/carers we are supporting in the refuge

Visit http://cambridgewa.org.uk/ for more information.