The bff Bundesverband Frauenberatungsstellen und Frauennotrufe is an umbrella organization for women’s advice centers and women’s emergency calls in Germany. The bff incorporatesmore than 180 women’s counselling centres and rape crisis centres. For more than 30 years, women and girls affected by violence have received straightforward assistance from bff close to their homes. The bff represents the largest part of counselling in this field in Germany.