Useful Links

Help and Support

1. Contact your local police force - Details can be found from the national police website, the phone book or from directory enquiries.

2. Contact your local Rape Crisis Centre - Local Rape Crisis Centres offer counselling advice and support in local groups andby telephone around the UK. Details can be found in the phone book or from directory enquiry services

3. Contact Victim Support – A voluntary organisation funded by the Home Office, which provides emotional support and practical help to victims of all types of crime, including men and women who have been victims of sexual crime (0845 30 30 900).

4. CJS Online - Website with information about the Criminal Justice System, including an interactive ‘virtual walkthrough’ for victims of crime, to explore what happens when you proceed with a criminal case.

5. National Association for the People Abused in Childhood - Support by post, telephone and in local groups for adults who were abused as children.
Help line: 0800 085 33 30.

6. Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre - Support by telephone and post and a counselling service for women and girls who have been raped or sexually abused. Also provide a referral service for male survivors of abuse.
Help line: 020 8683 3300 (minicom: 020 8239 1124).

7. Roofie Foundation - Support by telephone for people affected by drug-related rape and sexual abuse. Website contains an active message board.
Help line: 0800 783 2980.

8. Sapphire - A project across the Metropolitan Police area to improve rape investigation and victim care.

9. Survivors UK - Support counselling and local groups for male survivors of any kind of sexual violence or rape, plus training for professionals.
Help line: 0845 1221201.

10. The Survivors Trust - An umbrella group that provides links to over 70 member organisations working with victims of sexual crime (including childhood abuse).
Help line: 01788 551150.

11. Victim Support - Free confidential support to help anyone deal with an experience of crime whether or not they go the police.
Victim support line: 0845 30 30 900.

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