Shelter and counseling for women

The Women's Shelter is a house where women and their children can reside for a short period if they cannot live at home due to abuse or violence. If you have been subjected to abuse, you can come to the shelter for counseling; you do not have to reside in the shelter. It doesn't matter when the abuse occurred. There is no cost for speaking to a counselor.

The counselors speak English. For other languages, you can get an interpreter. You can also get a sign language interpreter if you need.

The Women's Shelter is located in Reykjavik and Akureyri, and serves the need of women all over the country.

You can call the Women’s Shelter 24 hours a day at their phone number 5611205 for immediate support or you can make an appointment with a counselor through their website. You can also send them an email to kvennaathvarf@kvennaathvarf.is. All women are welcome: Icelandic, foreign, disabled, queer, trans or of any age (over 18).

The Women‘s shelter offers counseling and a safe place to stay for any woman who has experienced abuse in a close relationship.

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Women's Shelter in Akureyri

The Women's Shelter offers counseling and a safe place to stay for any woman who has experienced abuse in a close relationship.

WOMEN

W.O.M.E.N (Women Of Multicultural Ethnicity Network in Iceland) is a social organization for women of foreign origin living in Iceland.

Bjarkarhlíð

Bjarkarhlíð is a center for people who have experienced abuse. There you get all the support and counseling you need in one place. All assistance is on your terms.

Physical abuse

Physical abuse and violence are when someone hurts you physically, like with pinching, shoving, kicking, or punching. Threats of physical abuse are also physical violence.

Manneskja í fjötrum. Hún er með lokuð augu og er leið á svipinn og heldur þétt utan um sig. Rauður þykkur borði er vafinn utan um hana.

Safety plan

You can do various things to increase your safety in an abusive relationship. Making a safety plan is one of them.

Kona dregur frá gluggatjöldum