About:
At RASASH we provide free, confidential, person centred emotional and practical support, information and advocacy for survivors of sexual violence and abuse aged 13+, their non-abusing partners, family and friends.
We can also provide consultation, information, guidance and training to staff from other agencies who work with survivors of sexual violence. More Information
We work from the basis that each person’s circumstances, experiences and feelings are different and unique to them. We believe that survivors know best what their own needs are, and how they need to be supported. With this in mind, we offer support tailored to your needs. We can provide support whether your experience of sexual violence was recent or a long time ago, and whether or not you reported it to police.
All our work is based on a person centred, non-judgemental approach, and we aim to create a space that is safe, confidential, supportive, accessible and inclusive.
We offer a telephone support line, face to face support, information and advocacy, text and email and skype support. We can also offer the chance to meet other survivors in a group.
At present we can offer face to face support from our centre in Inverness. If you live further afield and can’t travel to Inverness, we can offer you telephone, email or skype support.
If you have chosen to report a sexual offence to police we can support you with that, and we can be there throughout the process and attend court with you.
Many people are unsure about whether or not to report to police and we can support you whilst you consider your options, and longer term, whatever your decision about reporting.
We can support you even if your experience of sexual violence or abuse was a very long time ago.
We have range of information booklets and leaflets covering issues such as child sexual abuse, self harm and managing symptoms of trauma.
Our staff are all female, and when we are supporting women or girls our centre is a woman only space.
Contact:
Telephone: 03330 066909 (Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 9.30am – 1.00pm Tuesdays & Thursdays from 1pm – 4.30pm)
Advocacy: 07825 633801
Business: 01463 257657 Please note that this phone is staffed by non-support staff. Please do not use this number for any support or survivor related calls.
Email: support@rasash.org.uk
or
info@rasash.org.uk
Website: RASASH (rasash.org.uk)
