The helplines will make a difference to the lives of women and girls in the following ways:
- Increase reporting of abuse to police
- Increased numbers getting the help they need and making informed decisions about their lives
- Better informed and empowered with the right information to better protect themselves
- Being better prepared if problems escalate
- Being moved to safety
- Reduced isolation
- Improved mental health and wellbeing
- Support with advocating on their behalf to frontline professional and agencies
- Better linkages being made across multiple and complex issues resulting in better quality of help and holistic support
- Access to additional services including hardship funds and counselling
- Reduced burden on other agencies due to targeted referrals
- Identification of information, advice and support gaps.
- Improved understanding about the issues encountered by Muslim women and girls and how these affect their lives to influence policy and practice