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Domestic abuse: where to get help
If you are in immediate danger, call 999.
Domestic abuse is not only physical. It can be someone controlling your money, your phone, who you see or where you go, as well as emotional, sexual or physical abuse. It is never your fault.
Help is available in Gibraltar for anyone affected: women, men and children.
Get support
Royal Gibraltar Police Domestic Abuse Team
Specially trained officers who give emotional support without judgement and practical help, including with your personal safety, and can point you to other services.
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200 72500 (ask for the Domestic Abuse Team)
Women in Need refuge
Safe accommodation for people leaving abuse, including families and men, with advice and practical help.
Royal Gibraltar Police Victim Support Team
Specially trained officers who are the main contact for victims and witnesses, giving advice, guidance and support as a case progresses.
GibSams
A free, confidential listening service if you need to talk to someone, from 6pm to 11pm every day.
Gibraltar Health Authority
Medical help and advice. In a life-threatening emergency, call 999.
Citizens Advice Bureau
Free, confidential, impartial advice for everybody, including on your rights and the services available to you.
Worried about someone?
If someone tells you they are being abused, what you say matters.
- Listen without judging. Take them seriously and believe them.
- Do not push for details.
- Tell them the abuse is not their fault.
- Do not pressure them to leave. Let them make their own decisions.
- Help them find support, using the services on this page.
- If they are in immediate danger, call 999.
Children and young people
Children who see or hear domestic abuse are affected by it. In Gibraltar law, a child who sees or hears domestic abuse, or lives with its effects, and is related to the person being abused or the person causing the abuse, is a victim of domestic abuse in their own right.
Childline Gibraltar
A free, confidential helpline for children and young people, from 5pm to 9pm.
Worried about a child?
Call the Care Agency's Child Protection Team and ask for the Duty Social Worker. Out of hours, in an emergency, call the Royal Gibraltar Police. They will contact the duty social worker, who will call you back.
If a child is in immediate danger, call 999.
Staying safe online
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