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VACCINATION / IMMUNISATION

VASECTOMY

VASECTOMY CLUB -"Homelands", Stone Street, Petham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 SPR. Tel 01227 700 813. For worries before or after the operation.

VIOLENCE IN THE HOME see also The Samaritans under Samaritans

LIFELINE - Susan Dyas, The Old Bakehouse, Main Road, Hulland Ward, Ashbourne, Derby, DE6 3EA.~ Tel/Fax 01335 370825. Help and advice for families experiencing psychological, physical or sexual abuse within the home. Encourages and supports groups.

MUSLIM WOMEN'S HELPLINE see under Muslim Women

REFUGE 2?8 Maltravers Street, London, WC2R 3EE. Tel 020 8995 4430. National crisis line (24 hour) 0990 995 443. Can refer women experiencing domestic violence to refuges and give advice on their welfare rights and other issues.

WOMEN'S AID FEDERATION OF ENGLAND PO Box 391, Bristol, BS99 7WS. Tel 0117 944 4411. Helpline 0345 023 468. Advice, information and temporary refuge for women and their children threatened by mental, emotional or physical violence.

VIRAL FATIGUE SYNDROME see under Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

VITILIGO

THE VITILIGO SOCIETY 125 Kennington Road, London, SE11 6SF. Tel 020 7840 0855/0800 018 2631. Information/advice. www.vitiligosociety.org.uk E?Mail all@vitiligosociety.org.uk