Women's Shelter
The Women‘s Shelter offers counseling and a safe place to stay for any woman who has experienced abuse in a close relationship.
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).
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Icelandic, English. Language and Sign Language interpretation
The Women‘s shelter offers counseling and a safe place to stay for any woman who has experienced abuse in a close relationship.
More Information
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.
Safety plan
You can do various things to increase your safety in an abusive relationship. Making a safety plan is one of them.
