Availability : Edinburgh Wide
Who is this for?
- Women and young people only
Description
Edinburgh’s Women’s Aid can provide support with the following:
- Risk identification and safety planning.
- Support to look at housing options including, where appropriate, the provision of refuge accommodation.
- Information about the legal process and support to access legal advice.
- Help to rebuild self-esteem and confidence that may have been affected by domestic abuse.
- Support to help women identify the different tactics perpetrators use and how this has impacted on their health and wellbeing.
- Support to develop additional ways of coping with the impact of the abuse they have experienced.
- Support women with their financial wellbeing.
- Support to help rebuild relationships with children and other family members.
- Supporting women to access support from other agencies and services.
How do I access this?
- Self referral
- Referral by third party
Location information
You’ll find us on the right of the LifeCare building in Stockbridge. Please ring the Edinburgh Women’s Aid buzzer when you arrive.
Our waiting area and office rooms are wheelchair accessible, located on the ground floor. If you are able, please advise us of any access requirements before visiting.
Parking: please note that there are no designated Blue Badge parking spaces on Cheyne Street. Single yellow lines and pay and display spaces are available on side streets.
Public transport
There are several buses that stop in the area; numbers 29 and 24 both stop on Raeburn place which is only a few minutes from our office, additionally many buses stop on Dean Bridge (Queensferry Road) which is a 15 minute walk to our office . Please note that there are no designated Blue Badge parking spaces on Cheyne Street. Single yellow lines and pay and display spaces are available on side streets.
Opening times
Helpline Hours
Monday: 10 am – 3 pm
Tuesday: 10 am – 7 pm
Wednesday: 10 am – 3 pm
Thursday: 10 am – 3 pm
Friday: 10 am – 3 pm
Saturday: 10 am – 1 pm
Sunday: Closed
Office Drop-in Support Hours
Monday: 1 pm – 3 pm
Tuesday: 2 pm – 7 pm
Wednesday: 10 am – 3 pm
Thursday: 10 am – 3 pm
Friday: 10 am – 3 pm
Saturday: 10 am – 1 pm
Sunday: Closed
