Domestic abuse

Domestic abuse includes physical, sexual, emotional or financial abuse.  If you have to leave your home because of domestic abuse, you will get help from the Council. Contact your local Housing Office or nearest Service Point. 
 
You may also want to seek help and support from Women’s Aid. There are three Women’s Aid Refuges in the Highlands, in Inverness, Dingwall and Wick.  There is also a Women’s Aid Group which offers support in Lochaber.  You can get help or support wherever you live as the Women’s Aid Groups provide outreach support services across all of the Highlands. 
 
Women’s Aid can provide temporary accommodation for single women and families in the refuges. They also provide support for people who do not want to leave their home.  
 
Contacts 
 
Domestic Abuse Helpline Freephone     0800 027 1234
  
Women's Aid Inverness                       01463 220719  
Women's Aid Ross-shire                      01349 863568  
Women’s Aid Lochaber                        01397 705734  
Women's Aid Caithness & Sutherland    0845 408 0151
 
You can also get information and advice from the advice agencies such as the Citizen’s Advice Bureaux and Information and Advice Agencies.  Contact details of the CABs or Advice Agencies in your Area are available from HAIN - the Highland Advice and Information Network.
 
For more information: 

• Homelessness
• Finding Housing

The Scottish Executive has published a leaflet - Domestic Abuse - There is no Excuse (offsite link to Scottish Executive) giving a lot of good advice and contact information on dealing with domestic abuse.