Support Contacts

• Rape Crisis: https://rapecrisis.org.uk/get-help/
• Women’s Aid: https://www.womensaid.org.uk/
• Victim Support: https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/
• Male Survivors Partnership: https://malesurvivor.co.uk/
• Rape Crisis England and Wales: https://247sexualabusesupport.org.uk/ 24hr Helpline: 0808 500 2222 or online chat
• Survivors’ Network: https://survivorsnetwork.org.uk/
• Refuge 24hr National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247 https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/en
• Spiking – ‘Talk to Frank’ website for information and advice about spiking and how to protect yourself on a night out: https://www.talktofrank.com/news/spiking
• Bullying – National Bullying Helpline: advice and support on bullying at work, at school and cyber bullying at: https://www.nationalbullyinghelpline.co.uk/contact.html 
  Helpline 0300 323 0169 open 9-5 Mon to Fri
  Downloadable Help Guides (donation/cost £10 per download) https://www.nationalbullyinghelpline.co.uk/help-guides.html

All areas include definitions, information on how to report and links to areas of where to get support:

• Rape sexual assault and other sexual offences including: spiking, date rape, voyeurism, upskirting, indecent exposure, revenge porn, stalking and harassment: https://www.police.uk/ro/report/rsa/alpha-v1/advice/rape-sexual-assault-and-other-sexual-offences/.
  Support for rape, sexual assault and other sexual offences at: https://www.police.uk/ro/report/rsa/alpha-v1/advice/rape-sexual-assault-and-other-sexual-offences/rape-sexual-assault-support/.
  Advice on forensic evidence in rape and sexual assault: https://www.police.uk/ro/report/rsa/alpha-v1/advice/rape-sexual-assault-and-other-sexual-offences/forensic-evidence-rape-sexual-assault/
• Spiking and date rape drugs: https://www.police.uk/ro/report/rsa/alpha-v1/advice/rape-sexual-assault-and-other-sexual-offences/spiked-drinks-date-rape-drugs/
• Domestic abuse: https://www.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/daa/domestic-abuse/
• Hate crime: https://www.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/hco/hate-crime/
• Revenge porn: https://www.police.uk/ro/report/rsa/alpha-v1/advice/rape-sexual-assault-and-other-sexual-offences/revenge-porn-intimate-image-abuse/
• Stalking and harassment: https://www.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/sh/stalking-harassment/

• Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC): NHS website to find most local centre using postcode: https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/other-health-services/rape-and-sexual-assault-referral-centres
• Survivor’s Trust at: https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org/ has a search tool to find the most local ISVAs using postcode: https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org/independent-sexual-violence-advisers
• NHS info on help after sexual assault: in addition to sexual assault, the site includes advice on sexual assault, spiking, forensic evidence, consent, if you report to the police, confidentiality, supporting a victim of sexual assault, if you’re worried about a child + Multi Agency Safety Hubs (MASH), sexual health: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/sexual-health/help-after-rape-and-sexual-assault/
• What happens at a SARC – NHS video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et6Ja2eCW6E
• Sexual Harassment – Lincolnshire Police video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blvmRup5c2k
• Gov.uk – Going to court to give evidence as a victim or witness: https://www.gov.uk/going-to-court-victim-witness
• Gov.uk – The role of the Independent Sexual Violence Advisor: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-role-of-the-independent-sexual-violence-adviser-isva
• Rights of women – helping women through the law - produce a downloadable PDF booklet ‘From Report to Court: A handbook for adult survivors of sexual violence’: https://rightsofwomen.org.uk/get-information/criminal-law/report-court-handbook-adult-survivors-sexual-violence/
• Student Procedures: email – studentprocedures@cumbria.ac.uk

Female Genital Mutilation:

• National FGM Centre: https://nationalfgmcentre.org.uk/fgm/
• UK: Information on Mandatory reporting: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mandatory-reporting-of-female-genital-mutilation-procedural-information
• NHS England: Downloadable PDF ‘Pocket Guide for ealth Care Professionals’: https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/fgm-pocket-guide-v5-final.pdf
• NSPCC: definitions, information and Helpline: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-is-child-abuse/types-of-abuse/female-genital-mutilation-fgm/
  Helpline: 0800 028 3550 open 8-8 on Mon to Fri and 9-6 at weekends or email any time: help@NSPCC.org.uk

Forced marriage:

•  UK: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/forced-marriage
  

  Gov.UK information on advice to contact Forced Marriage Unit if trying to stop a forced marriage or trying to leave a marriage you’ve been forced into: https://www.gov.uk/stop-forced-marriage

  Forced Marriage Unit: call 020 7008 0151 or Out of Hours call 020 7008 5000 or email: fmu@fcdo.gov.uk
  

  Downloadable and printable versions of a handbook about being a survivor of a forced marriage available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/survivors-handbook

  Support for victims of forced marriage in Scotland is available at: https://www.mygov.scot/forced-marriage/get-support

Honour based violence:

• Metropolitan police: has definitions on honour-based abuse and how to report plus organisations offering support at: https://www.met.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/honour-based-abuse/honour-based-abuse/
• Crown Prosecution Service: legal guidance on ‘so-called honour based abuse’ but has definitions of what may be included and other resources and support above may apply: https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/so-called-honour-based-abuse#:~:text=It%20is%20an%20umbrella%20term,them%20back%20there)%3B%20forced
  
  

Advice and Support for victims of honour-based violence, FGM and forced marriage:

• The Halo Project:
  https://www.haloproject.org.uk/honour-based-violence-W21page-3
  Support helpline: 01642 683 045 open 9-5 Mon to Fri
• Freedom Charity:
  https://freedomcharity.org.uk/

• Respond: https://respond.org.uk/ offer specialist support and therapy services to those with learning disabilities and autism to help reduce the impact of trauma in their lives. They have a section on ISVAs: https://respond.org.uk/independent-sexual-violence-advocacy-isva-service/#