There is one helpline number in Derbyshire for reporting or discussing domestic abuse. They'll give initial advice and guidance and make referrals to these services for you.

Tel: 08000 198 668.

Domestic abuse can include, but is not limited to, the following:

• Coercive control (a pattern of intimidation, degradation, isolation and control with the use or threat of physical or sexual violence)
• Psychological and/or emotional abuse
• Physical or sexual abuse
• Financial or economic abuse
• Harassment and stalking
• Online or digital abuse

Domestic abuse is a pattern of behaviour on the part of the abuser designed to control their partner. It can happen at any point in a relationship, including after you have split up.  Anyone forced to change their behaviour because they are frightened of their partner or ex-partner’s reaction is experiencing abuse.

Domestic abuse can happen to anyone, regardless of age, background, gender, religion, sexuality or ethnicity. 

Domestic abuse is never the fault of the person who is experiencing it.

All children can witness and be adversely affected by domestic abuse in the context of their home life where domestic abuse occurs between family members. Exposure to domestic abuse and/or violence can have a serious, long lasting emotional and psychological impact on children.

Domestic abuse is a crime.

Services and helplines

The Freedom Programme is a course to help women overcome their experiences of domestic abuse or violence and understand the effects on themselves and their children. For more information contact your health visitor or local children's centre.

Click the web links below for access to further information on reporting domestic abuse. 

• Safer Derbyshire Domestic abuse support and information services in Derbyshire.

• The Elm Foundation The Elm Foundation is a specialist and experienced provider of Domestic Abuse services. We were established in 1985 when we opened our first refuge. We are a local charity, which offers a range of services appropriate to individual need to help and support men, women and children who are affected by Domestic Abuse.

• CORE Helping victims to cope and recover from their experience is at the heart of Derbyshire’s community safety work. We know that different people will need different help depending on their circumstances and this website has been created to provide a single route to support services and the expanding opportunities to heal. CORE is here for all victims of crime, delivering access to a range of cope and recovery services and specialist counselling.

• Salcare Salcare is a charity – a “one-stop shop” providing support for the people of Amber Valley and Erewash. We help anyone in need, whether they have been referred to us by organisations such as social services, the police, domestic abuse services or job centres.  It doesn’t matter if you are outside the Amber Valley/Erewash boundaries – if you need help we will help you!