- Overview
- Childcare
- Counselling
- Violence against women
- Immigrant women
- Support for women's groups
- Locally based women's groups
Support Services
Violence against women: what you can do to protect yourself
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Talk to a friend or relative you trust about what's going on. They may be a good source of support.
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Contact a support service, such as Longford Women's Link, to find out what help and resources are available locally ie.e. shelters, counselling and legal assistance. They can help you plan ways to stay safe.
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If you need medical help make sure to tell your GP or casualty staff what happened and that a record is kept. This information will make it easier for you if you decide to take legal action.
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Arrange a signal with a neighbour to let them know when you need help e.g. turning on a porch light during the day. Keep some money stored in a secret place so that you have access to it in an emergency.
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Pack a change of clothes for yourself and your children as well as personal care items, copies of important legal papers, medicines and a spare set of keys. Ask a trusted friend to keep it for you.
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Keep a phone in a room you can lock from the inside. If you can, get a mobile phone and keep it with you at all times.
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Plan an escape route out of your home and teach it to your children.
There is NO excuse for domestic violence.