Help for You
What is a Refuge?
A refuge is a safe house where you can live free from violence. It offers temporary accommodation and a breathing space where decisions can be made free from pressure and fear.
If you have children, you can take them with you, but you don’t have to have children to stay in a refuge. There are refuges throughout Northern Ireland -you can choose to travel as far away from, or stay as near to, your home town as you wish. It may also be possible to get accommodated in refuges run by similar organisations throughout the UK and Ireland.
You can stay at the refuge for as long as you need, this can be anything from a few days to several months. The refuge will help you if you need to find somewhere permanent to stay.
Continuing support is available from the refuge workers when needed. The networks established among women in the refuges are a very important source of support.
