How can The Red Cross Helpline help?
The Red Cross helpline offers advice about various forms of honour-related violence such as:
- pressure related to entering into marriage
- strong control from those closest to you
- fear of being left abroad against your will
- female genital mutilation that has already taken place, or where there is a risk of this taking place
- family conflicts
The Red Cross helpline also offers information and advice to:
- people wanting to help friends or acquaintances
- parents who find it challenging to raise children in a new culture
- staff in health and support services or others who encounter people experiencing honour-related violence in their work
Staff who run the Red Cross helpline can help you contact other support services.
Watch a film about the Red Cross helpline:
Call anonymously
You can remain anonymous, i.e. you don’t have to give your name. Staff who man the Red Cross helpline have a duty of confidentiality, which means they will not give information to others about you without your consent.
The Mentor Family Program
In some parts of the country, the Red Cross offers the Mentor Family program. The Mentor Family provides support and assistance to individuals over 18 years old who have experienced negative social control and honor-related violence from people close to them, such as family members, community, religious groups, and others.
The program involves being paired with a family that you will have regular contact with. What you choose to do together is up to you. You can visit the mentor family at their home, or you can engage in various activities together.
Contact
Telephone: 815 55 201
E-mail: rodekorstelefonen@redcross.no
The Red Cross helpline on forced marriage, female genital mutilation and negative social control.