For Professionals

This page has information for professionals on how to refer someone they are supporting to LDVS for support with domestic violence and abuse. You need to obtain the consent of the individual before making the referral for support.

Before making the referral, please make sure that the victim-survivor is affected by and/or fleeing domestic violence or abuse. This can include stalking, honour-based violence, forced marriage or female genital mutilation.

We are not an emergency service; if your service user requires immediate assistance or safeguarding, please contact emergency services by calling 999. Please also be aware that we are not a mental health service and we do not offer counselling.

To make a referral for support, please complete our Online Referral form by clicking on the link below. LDVS is a very busy service, we’re currently experiencing an extremely high demand we will aim to process new referrals as soon as we can.

By completing the online referral form, you are helping us to contact the victim-survivor as safely and quickly as possible. Please do give us as much information as possible. This saves the victim-survivor from being asked the same questions again and helps us to understand more about their particular needs and circumstances.

We ask that only professionals complete the online referral. If you require support for yourself or for a friend/family member – please contact our Helpline on 0113 2460401 or email [email protected] or click here.