Helplines & Resources
Emergency Contact: *134*7355
Helplines:
- *134*7355#
- GBV Command Centre 0800 428 428 or *120*7867#
- Rape Crisis 021 447 9762
- Suicide Helpline 0800 567 567
- Human Trafficking Helpline 0800 222 777
- HIV/Aids Helpline 0800 012 322
- Free Legal Helpline (LawForAll) 0860 333 353
- Free Legal Advice on WhatsApp (LawForAll) 063 603 3759
- Stop Domestic Violence Helpline (Lifeline) 0800 150 150
- Childline 0800 055 555
Report Lines:
- Report Child Abuse and request call back: SMS ‘help’ to 31022
- Report Abuse of Persons with Disabilities: SMS ‘help’ to 31531
Safety App:
- GPS Safety App (Namola)
- Community Response App (WeHelp)
Shelters:
- National Shelter Movement 0800 001 005
SMS, WhatsApp or Please Call Me to 082 057 8600 / 082 058 2215 / 072 230 7147 - For help finding a shelter or for a shelter referral letter, contact TEARS on 010 590 5920 or *134*7355#
- Thuthuzela Care Centres for Victims of Rape and Sexual Assault
National and Local Aid Organisations:
- Family and Marriage Association of SA (FAMSA)
- Al-Anon Family Groups 0861 252 666
- TEARS (JHB) 010 590 5920 or *134*7355#
- POWA (JHB) 076 694 5911
- Lawyers Against Abuse (JHB)
- The Trauma Centre (CT)
- MOSAIC (CT) 021 761 7585
- Ilitha Labantu (Gugulethu)
- The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG)
Legal Aid Organisations:
Documents:
- Duties of the Police
- DIY Safety Plan
- Notice to Complainant/Victim (J471E)
- Application for Protection Order (J480E)
- The Domestic Violence Act (DVA)
- Children’s Book explaining Complex Childhood Trauma
- The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Bill of Rights at Chapter 2)
- World Health Organisation Report : Preventing Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Against Women
- United Nations Report: Global Study on Homicide: Gender-related Killing of Women and Girls