National Domestic Violence Helpline

The Freephone 24-Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline (run in partnership between Women's Aid and Refuge) received just over a quarter of million calls during its first 12 months.

During 2006-7, the National Helpline answered an average of 387 calls per day: 500 a day on weekdays, 250 on Saturdays and 200 on Sundays.