Mission Statement
Rape Crisis South London / Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (RASASC) Established in1985, London’s oldest remaining Rape Crisis Centre. Providing specialist support services for women aged 14 and over in any South London, who have experienced any form of sexual violence at any time in their lives. Woman-only service, for women, provided by women
Helpline Counselling Advocacy Outreach Prevention Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre Helpline Counselling Advocacy Outreach Prevention 12.05pm (10 minutes) Helpline National Freephone Number – confidential helpline for callers 14+. Open Every Day of the Year from 12 – 2.30 and 7 – 9.30. Offers emotional support and practical information. Counselling Female survivors (14+) of rape and childhood sexual abuse offered up to one year free specialist counselling. Fully qualified and experienced counsellors. Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Clients seen for initial meeting within 7 days of receiving their self assessment. Current waiting list 4 months for evening appointments. Advocacy Support for clients in South London who have reported to the police and are going through the legal system. Service includes attending SARCS, Police appointments, Court Proceedings. Court familiarisation, explaining legal process and providing information. Holistic provision including advocacy for housing, immigration etc. Emotional and practical information and support. Offers short term crisis counselling for women pre-trial.
Rape Crisis National Helpline 0808 802 9999 / Everyday 12 – 2 Rape Crisis National Helpline 0808 802 9999 / Everyday 12 – 2.30 and 7 – 9.30pm Confidential freephone helpline for female callers 14+. Open Every Day of the Year from 12 – 2.30 and 7 – 9.30 and weekdays from 3-5.30. Offers specialist emotional support and practical information. All helpline workers receive accredited training in providing specialist support to survivors of sexual violence. Provides support and information to: female survivors, partners, family, friends, other support agencies.
RASASC Specialist Counselling Monday – Thursday / Low Cost / 12 – 18mths therapy Long term and low cost, specialist sexual violence counselling for female survivors (14+). Fully qualified and experienced psychotherapists. Accredited centre by the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). Contact Laura on 0208 683 3311
Independent Sexual Violence Advocate RASASC Advocacy (ISVA) Support for women who are considering reporting or who have already reported to the police. Provides specialist emotional and practical information and support. Service includes attending SARCS, Police appointments, Court Proceedings and court familiarisation Offers short term grounding sessions for women pre-trial. Contact Sian on 0208 683 3311
Independent Domestic Violence Advocate RASASC Advocacy (IDVA) Fully qualified IDVA specialising in sexual violence, based at the Family Justice Centre in Croydon. Provides specialist emotional and practical information and support for women experiencing domestic violence. Open for drop-in and appointments every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 10am - 4pm. Offers direct links into specialist counselling at RASASC. Contact Claire on 0208 726 6000 Ext. 609363
Sexual Violence Outreach RASASC Specialist Sexual Violence Outreach Worker Through face-to-face meetings and attendance at drop- ins we: Offer highly qualified, empathic support to female survivors of rape and sexual abuse (14+). Facilitate clients accessing RASASC’s helpline, counselling and advocacy services. Inform survivors of relevant agencies/health- care/ISVAs/Sexual Assault Referral Centres/Rape Crisis Centres in their area. Contact Katie on 0208 683 3311
Prevention and Training Specialist Sexual Violence Training and Prevention Provide specialist training to multi-agency professionals across London. Training themes include; rape, childhood sexual abuse and exploitation, impacts and responses, the Criminal Justice System and support on how to respond to disclosures. Provide specialist training to teachers and youth professionals who are working directly with young people. Deliver prevention work in schools and youth settings focusing on gender, consent, coercion and sexualisation. Delivered by qualified trainers who are also accredited front- line support practitioners. Contact Jayne on 0208 683 3311
Empowerment Model Sexual violence takes power away (power over) Empowerment = enabling power of survivors (power with) Giving survivors power to be in control To make their own decisions Understanding everyone is the expert on their own lives. Engaging the mechanism of choice
Accepted Acknowledged Alive Balanced Believed Brave Calm Energetic Control Confident Connected Free Grounded Heard Peace Powerful Proud Respected Safe Strong Supported Survivor Trusted Understood Validated So these are the feelings we are aiming to get to. And this is what comes out of the feedback we get from women contacting us.