rape crisis centres

Barnsley Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Helpline (BSARCH) Women and girls only The Core, County Way, Barnsley South Yorkshire S70 2JW Helpline: 01226 298560 Helpline Opening Hours: Mon - Thurs 6-8pm Email: info@bsarch.org Web: http://www.bsarch.org Phone Number(s): Office - 01226 320140 Independent Sexual Violence Advisor – 01226 208666 BSARCH provides: Listening, support, information and signposting over our helpline for anyone whose life has been affected by sexual violence, including anyone living with, caring for or working with a survivor. Face-to-face counselling for women aged 16+ who’ve experienced any form of sexual violence at any time in their lives. An Independent Sexual Violence Advisor, offering practical support, advocacy and outreach to women who’ve experienced sexual violence. Talks, presentations and training workshops for other agencies and professionals. Women-only rooms within a shared, mixed building, with discreet access. Fully-accessible, purpose-built voluntary sector premises with disabled toilet and kitchen facilities. Annual volunteer recruitment, training and induction (training course currently undergoing accreditation process). Support groups coming soon. Newly-redeveloped website. Plan to explore feasibility of e-mail and text support service within next three years.

Aylesbury Vale Rape Crisis (AVRC) Women and girls only PO Box 268 Aylesbury Buckinghamshire HP22 6SA Helpline: 01296 392468 Email: support@avrc.org.uk Web: http://www.avrc.org.uk Phone Number(s): 01296 392468 Counselling, advocacy, helpline and email support offered to women affected by sexual assault, rape and child abuse recently or in the past. Partners, friends and relatives are also given support. Counselling and support given to mothers of abused children. The advocacy service will assist you in accessing the legal system or any other services you need. The counselling service deals with thoughts and feelings and assists you in moving on. If you are interested in volunteering with us and live locally please contact us. Volunteer counsellors and support volunteers are recruited as needed. The face to face service is for women only. Men can be given initial support by phone and email. Training and talks offered to local organisations. Provide email support Independent Sexual Violence Advisor.

Bradford Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Survivors Service (BRC&SASS) Women and girls only c/o BCVS, 19-25 Sunbridge Road, Bradford West Yorkshire BD1 2AY Helpline: 01274 308270 Helpline Opening Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday afternoons Wednesday & Thursday evenings Email: info@brcg.org.uk Fax: 01274 308497 Phone Number(s): Office - 01274 723896 Referrals & Appointments - 01274 308271 Helpline (see above) Counselling & Therapy Services in Bradford –including counselling, psychotherapy, art therapy. Project Jyoti – specialist services for BME women including helpline (Weds. pm), counselling and outreach services. Women's Counselling Service in New Hall Prison Outreach at Bradford Working Women's Service Counselling, advocacy, support & drop-in service at Bevan House (primary care centre) for women, including homeless, asylum seekers and refugees Accreditted in-house training in working with survivors of sexual violence (includes Understanding Sexual Violence, Helpline Working & Feminist Practice). Can provide training workshops / presentations for other organisations.

Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre (CRCC) Women and girls only Box R 12 Mill Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2AD Helpline: 01223 245888 Helpline Opening Hours: 6.30pm-9.30pm Wednesday evenings Email: contact@cambridgerapecrisis.co.uk Web: http://www.cambridgerapecrisis.co.uk Phone Number(s): 01223 245888 We offer a confidential telephone service of support and information to survivors of rape, childhood sexual abuse and other forms of sexual violence. Our volunteers will listen to what you have to say and help you to find ways to express difficult feeling and situations. We do not make judgements about the women who use our service nor do we tell them what to do. We aim to give women a space to talk about their own issues at their own pace. We do not currently have facilities to offer face-to-face meetings although this is something that we hope to offer in the future. We offer extensive volunteer training at least twice a year, and do outreach work to local GUM clinics, the police, counselling services, universities etc. We are part of the Cambridge women’s coalition.

Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre (Merseyside) (RASA) Women and girls only P O Box 35 Birkenhead Merseyside CH42 4RX Helpline: 0151-666-1392 Helpline Opening Hours: Sun 3-5pm Mon 7-9pm Wed 2-5pm Thurs 7-9pm Email: rasamerseyside@btconnect.com Web: http://www.rasamerseyside.org Phone Number(s): 0151-650-0155 RASA offers free and confidential counselling, advocacy and support in a women only environment, to female Survivors of Sexual Violence. Whether it happened recently or years ago, RASA women will listen without judging, support without pressuring and work with the survivor to empower her to take back the control she lost when she was violated. Operating from a Safe House in Birkenhead, RASA works across Wirral, Liverpool, Sefton and Knowsley, using suitable and appropriate space in other agencies. All our counsellors and support workers have followed extensive RASA training before they begin working with survivors. RASA – here to listen. RASA offers sexual violence awareness training to outside agencies. This training can be modified to suit the group of participants and their level of understanding. Various courses are available. Please email or phone for brochure and booking.

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