Support Services
If you have been affected by issues relating to sexual violence, we can recommend some support services.
If you don’t feel you can keep yourself safe and are having thoughts of suicide which you think you may act on, please consider options below:
- Go to any hospital A&E department or ask for an emergency appointment with your GP
- Call 999, ask for an ambulance if you can’t to A&E, or ask someone else to call for you
- If you need support but don’t want to go to A&E, you can call:
- Samaritans 24/7 – Freephone 116 123
- NHS 111 (England – dial 111)
- NHS Direct (Wales – dial 111)
SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE UK:
NHS – Help after rape and sexual assault
The NHS’s ‘Help after rape and sexual assault’ page offers advice on what to do if you’ve been sexually assaulted, including information on Sexual Assault Referral Centres, as well as information on supporting victims of sexual assault.
NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood)
NAPAC offers support to adult survivors of all types of childhood abuse, including physical, sexual, emotional abuse or neglect. Their support line – 0808 801 0331 – is free from landlines and mobiles and calls do not show up on your telephone bill.
