EWA Helpline: 0131 315 8110. If our Helpline is closed, call the 24-hour Scottish Domestic Abuse Helpline on FREEPHONE 0800 027 1234.

Get in Touch

Speak to Our Support Team

If our phone lines are closed, or busy, please leave a message on our 24-hour answer machine, with your name and when it is safe to call you back. If you don’t feel that you can wait to speak to someone, please call the 24-hour Scottish Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0800 027 1234.

We support all non-English speaking clients using a telephone interpreter.

Write to Our Support Team

If it’s not safe to speak to us on the phone, you can email us. Please include times it’s safe to email you back if possible.

Visit Our Support Team at Our Office

You don’t need an appointment to visit and speak to us at our office during these drop-in hours. Please note that initial appointments are typically around one hour long.

You’ll find us on the right of the LifeCare building in Stockbridge. Please ring the Edinburgh Women’s Aid buzzer when you arrive. 

Our waiting area and office rooms are wheelchair accessible, located on the ground floor. If you are able, please advise us of any access requirements before visiting. 

Parking: please note that there are no designated Blue Badge parking spaces on Cheyne Street. Single yellow lines and pay and display spaces are available on side streets.

Public transport: several buses stop in the area – the number 24, 29 and 36 from the city centre. Alternatively, we’re a 26-minute walk from Waverley Train Station.

Please call 999 if you are in immediate danger.

General Enquiries

i.e. enquiries that are not directly related to accessing our Support Services