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A refuge is a safe house where you can live free from violence.
It offers temporary accommodation and a breathing space where
decisions can be made free from pressure and fear.
If you have children, you can take them with you, but you
don’t have to have children to stay in a refuge. There
are refuges throughout Northern Ireland -you can choose to
travel as far away from, or stay as near to, your home town
as you wish. It may also be possible to get accommodated in
refuges run by similar organisations throughout the UK and
Ireland.
You can stay at the refuge for as long as you need, this can
be anything from a few days to several months. The refuge
will help you if you need to find somewhere permanent to stay.
Continuing support is available from the refuge workers when
needed. The networks established among women in the refuges
are a very important source of support.
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