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Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre
Box R, 12 Mills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2AD
Helpline: 01223 245888
Wednesdays: 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Website:
http://www.cambridgerapecrisis.co.uk/
We will talk with any woman or girl who has been sexually assaulted or
raped, no matter how long after the attack. This service is free and
confidential. We can give immediate comfort and help, continuing
support, information about VD Clinics, doctors, pregnancy tests and
medical procedures, explanations about police and legal procedures and
accompany you to the police station, court, clinics,
information and training.
Cambridge Rape Crisis is a charity run by a collective of women on a voluntary basis, providing support, advice and information to women and girls who have been raped or sexually abused. The prime objective being to provide a telephone helpline.
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Chester Rape Crisis
Phone: 01244 317922
Address: Chester Rape Crisis PO Box 280 Chester CH11FB
We offer a free, confidential support service with access to trained counsellors on an appointment only basis.
Information and support is available on the phone:
Mondays 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Wednesdays 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Saturdays 10:00am - 1:00pm
If you telephone at any other time please leave a message on our ansaphone and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
What does Chester Rape Crisis Centre do?
We offer telephone and/or face-to-face counselling. We do not tell you how to feel or what to do; we listen and try to help you find your own solutions. We offer advice and information about legal and court procedures regarding sexual assault and violence, emergency contraception, and sexually transmitted diseases. We can also put you in touch with other people who can help you. We also offer practical help and support such as arranging a visit to a doctor, police, courts or the Genito-Urinary clinic. We can also accompany you to these places if you wish.
Our services are confidential. We tell no one about your contact with us unless you ask us to.
Our services are free of charge. Any donations are gratefully accepted, but we do not ask for them. (Donations can be made by legacy or by a covenant).
About Chester Rape Crisis Centre
Chester Rape Crisis is a counselling and support service run by women, for all women and girls over the age of 11 who have suffered any form of sexual abuse or violence at any time of their lives. We aim to help such women and girls through:
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Counselling and support services.
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Spreading awareness and understanding of sexual violence and abuse.
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Seeking to influence attitudes and opinions in relation to sexual violence and abuse.
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Supporting the development of the National Rape Crisis Movement.
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Remember, if you have experienced any form of sexual assault or violence at any time in your life it is not your fault. The fault lies with the person who abused you – the perpetrator. WE BELIEVE YOU
Chesterfield SAIL
S A I L - Sexual Abuse and Incest Line - Chesterfield
PO Box 8, Chesterfield, DL3 7YS
Helpline: 01246 559889
Based in Chesterfield, SAIL is an organisation run by women for women
and serves women survivors of childhood sexual abuse throughout North
Derbyshire
If you are a woman who has experienced sexual abuse or incest and you
would like to talk, we will be here for you.
If you want to find support, we may be able to offer information or put
you in touch with services
If you want to get mad about how much it still hurts, we will listen
Call us : we won't make assumptions, we won't judge you. We want to help
you to build a life that is more than just surviving.
We offer . . .
Confidential services, Helpline counselling, face-to-face counselling,
training, support, information.
We aim to create an environment which enables women survivors of sexual
abuse to support and develop more appropriate services for themselves
and for others.
Unfortunately there is no answer machine facility available outside of
the Helpline hours.
Chichester - LIFE CENTRE Supporting survivors of Rape & Sexual Abuse
PO Box 58, Chichester,
West Sussex, PO19 8UD
Office Tel: 01243 786349
Email: info@lifecentre.uk.com
Website: www.lifecentre.uk.com
Confidential Counselling Services for male and female survivors of all types of sexual abuse – past or present.
Telephone Counselling lines open –
Adult
Thursdays & Sundays
7.30 pm – 10.00 pm
01243 779196
Youth(10-18 years)
Tues & Weds 3.30 pm – 5.30 pm
Thurs. 12.30 pm – 2.30 pm
Freephone 0800 2797273
Face to Face Counselling available by appointment for men and women from the age of 10yrs upwards. Area served: West Sussex.
Colchester RCL
COLCHESTER Rape Crisis Line
PO Box 548, Colchester, CO 1YP
Helpline: 01206 769795 (24 hour answering machine)
Colchester Rape Crisis Line offer support, information and counselling for women and girls who have been raped, sexually abused or assaulted. We can provide emergency and ongoing support, Information about pregnancy prevention after rape, pregnancy tests, abortion and sexual health, accompany you to police, court or medical procedures, provide transport to a refuge or safe place, welfare details, and face to face counselling if necessary. At present we do not work with male survivors but their calls will be treated sympathetically and we can provide details of other agencies that can help.
Cornwall Women's RASAC
CORNWALL Women's Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre
PO Box 39, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 1XF
Helpline: 01208 77099
Office: 01208 76466
Mondays: 7.00pm - 10pm
Monday to Thursday: 10am to 1pm
Free confidential support run by women for women and teenage girls who have experienced any form of sexual abuse at any time. We treat all calls equally, sensitively and confidentially, appreciating the courage required to break silence, overcome guilt and threats and share the events of the past whether they happened days or years ago.
We are an independent organisation in Cornwall run by ordinary caring women, including survivors of sexual abuse. All the women have had training and understand the issues surrounding sexual violence.
We offer free, friendly, confidential support, this can involve talking over the telephone or meeting at a place where you feel comfortable and safe. We provide understanding and care and ongoing support. We talk only to women who choose to call us and no details of any conversation are given to any other organisations. If needed we can give practical support and advice such as accompanying you to the Doctor or clinic should you need medical attention or the Police Station if you choose to report the offence.
Speakers are available for groups and meetings, to discuss the wide ranging issues raised by Rape and Sexual abuse.
Coventry CRASAC
COVENTRY Rape
and Sexual Abuse Centre
PO Box 2464, Coventry, CV1 1ZA
Helpline: 02476 277777
Admin No. 02476 277772
Website:http://www.crasac.org.uk/
Email: Coventry@rasac.wanadoo.co.uk
Face to face counselling hours:
Monday – Friday 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
Helpline Hours:
Monday - Friday 10.00 - 12.00 every day
Monday and Thursday evening 6.00pm. - 8.00pm
Coventry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre is a women only counselling
service for women and girls who have experienced any form of sexual
violation by anyone at anytime, support also provided for female
carers.
The Counselling service is provided by fully qualified female
counsellors/psychotherapists. The aim is to provide a space where
feelings and thoughts can be expressed, explored and accepted in a
contained way to enable some form of resolution to be attained. The
counselling is client-led with the client bringing the issues that they
wish to look at.
The service is free but we welcome donations to support this valuable
work. We can also provide workshops for secondary school children around
issues of comply and consent. This service can be accessed by ringing
the telephone helpline 02476 277777 or the admin line 02476 277772,
Minicom service and wheelchair accessible premises.
Croydon RASASC
CROYDON Rape & Sexual Abuse
Support Centre
PO Box 383, Croydon, Greater London, CR9 2AW
Helpline: 08451 221 331
Open: Weekdays 12:00 - 14:30 & 19:00 - 21:30
Weekends & Public Holidays 14:30 -17:00
E mail: info@rasasc.org.uk
Website: www.rasasc.org.uk
Office: 020 8683 3311
Answerphone at all other times
CROYDON Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre offer free confidential and non-judgmental help and support for women and girls who have experienced rape or sexual abuse - however long ago.
Our aims are to provide a confidential help line, face-to-face counselling, information, advice, appropriate referral to friends, partners, work colleagues and other organisations. To treat male survivors sympathetically and to refer them to more appropriate services. To provide training to statutory and non-statutory organisations to ensure that survivors of rape and sexual abuse receive the best possible support.
Our helpline is open 365 days a year.
The helpline is run by women for women and girls