Shakti Women's Services

Shakti helps BME women, their children and young people, experiencing and / or fleeing domestic abuse from a partner, ex-partner, and/ or other members of the household.

We give each woman her own worker(s), called a ‘key worker’. All staff are women. They know about domestic abuse and the fear and harm it causes.

We will:

• Listen to what women say.
• Help her to be as safe as possible.
• Explain her options and her rights.
• Help her decide what to do (if anything).
• Help her feel stronger.
• Tell her about other support she can get.
• Help her get support for her children.
• Give her practical help: for example to find somewhere safe to stay or to get a solicitor or health care; or legal protection; or to apply for benefits.

We offer this service in Edinburgh and East, Mid, and West Lothians; and have an Outreach service in Fife, Tayside, and Falkirk.