Supporting persons

You are aware of the fact, that domestic violence occures in a family you know. Eventually you are only suspecting it. Domestic violence can occur in different forms and can affect women and men. Here some examples: one of your friends suddenly withdraws from you, a colleague has hematoma and reacts evasively, if you ask about it. Maybe you hear loud disputs in your neighbourhood or a child, which confides in you tells you that the mother is beaten by the father.

You want to help, but are unsure or overburdened, and do not know how to deal with the knowledge or suspicion? In this case consult one of the special counselling offices listed below. Naturally you can do it anonymously. There you find competent persons, who take time to listen to you and give counsel.

Counselling and information for women

Counselling offices for female victims of domestic violence and qualified persons from the association “Frauen helfen Frauen”

FrauenFanal – Women’s signal

Counselling Office of the City of Stuttgart for female victims of domestic violence as well as for qualified persons.

Fraueninterventionsstelle – Women’s Office for interventions

Office of intervention after a police intervention and banishing the offender from the shared household

Men’s Office for interventions

Counselling and information for men and women

Center for protection of children

Counselling office for children, parent and qualified persons regarding the Protection of children.

Counselling centers – youth wellfare office

Counselling and support in case of questions regarding social, educational, psychic and material issues.

Crisis and emergency service

Provides immediate counselling, support and help.

Nationwide help telephone line
free counselling 24 by 7 hours, if you cannot contact your local counselling office, also available via e-mail or chat. Phone number: 08000-116 016

If you are directly threatened call the police under the emergency phone number 110

• The officers will come to your place
• They can banish the offender for 48 hours from your household
• In urgent danger they can arrest the offender
• Initiate further protection measures

Help in the internet
www.gewaltschutz.info
Domestic violence: how affected persons can protect themselves. Concrete and practical advice in multiple languages

www.frauenhauskoordinierung.de
Information regarding violence against women. Search function for counselling offices for women and emergency phone number for women in Germany.

www.frauen-gegen-gewalt.de
Information regarding violence against women. Search function for counselling offices for women and emergency phone number for women in Germany.

www.gewalt-ist-nie-ok.de
Explanation appropriate for children regarding domestic violence and help in different languages. Short films in which children and young people talk about the violence at home.

www.kidsinfo-gewalt.de
Explanation appropriate for children regarding domestic violence and help in different languages.

www.4uman.info
This page describes how men can prevent stress in relationships and where to find counselling offices regarding violence and how they work through out Germany.

www.euline.eu
Information about violence in the family and the spiral of violence. Help via telephone Hotline or Email for men and women carrying out violence in German speaking countries. Phone 01805 – 43 92 58 (14 Ct/min)