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Other Support and Advice

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"you do not need to cope on your own"

Sometimes if you have experienced sexual violence you may also be experiencing/have experienced other things you need support for, e.g. housing and finances, addiction, mental health etc. These are common effects of sexual violence.

You are not alone and you do not need to cope on your own. You may be scared or concerned about seeking help, but there is support, advice, and care available for you. We have included some lists below of specialist support services and helpful resources below:

Crisis Support 

If you, or someone else, is experiencing a crisis you can contact the following helplines for support, advice and care.

  • If you, or someone else, is in danger or has hurt themselves and you think the injuries are life-threatening, you can call 999 for support from the emergency services
    • call 999
  • NHS 24  mental health services are available to everyone in Scotland, of all ages. They can listen to you, give you advice and guide you to further help if required.
    • call 111
  • Samaritans is a national helpline for people affected by suicide.
    • You can call them at any time of day.
    • call 116 123
  • SARCS posterIf you’ve been raped or sexually assaulted in the last 7 days, you can phone the sexual assault self-referral phone service (SARCS)
    • Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
    • call 0800 148 88 88
  • Rape Crisis Scotland National Helpline offers confidential short-term, crisis and initial support by phone, email, webchat and text for people who are affected/have been affected by sexual violence.
    • open 5pm - midnight every night 
    • call 08088 010302
  • Scotland’s Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline can help if you are experiencing any form of domestic abuse or forced marriage
    • call 0800 027 1234
  • Childline offers advice, support, and counselling to young people.
    • call 0800 1111

Suicide

Help is available for anyone struggling with suicide or suicidal feelings, as well as their friends and family.

Coping with suicidal thoughts

  • NHS 24  mental health services are available to everyone in Scotland, of all ages. The services they offer include listening, offering advice, and guiding you to further help if you require.  
    • call 111 
  • Samaritans is a national helpline for people affected by suicide. You can call them at any time of day. They also have a webchat, email chat and you can write them a letter. The Aberdeen branch also offer face-to-face support. 
    • call 116 123 
  • Breathing Space is a helpline number for people in Scotland who have are experiencing suicidal thoughts and feelings. You can contact them by phone or webchat. 
    • Call 0800 83 85 87 
  • Papyrus is a charity dedicated to preventing youth suicide. They run a helpline and you can contact them by phone, text, email or webchat 
    • call 0800 068 41 41 
  • Childline offers advice, support, and counselling to young people. 
    • call 0800 1111 
  • Prevent Suicide North East is an app that contains helpful information and contacts about where to get support locally (Moray, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire) if you are struggling with suicidal thoughts and feelings. 
  • James Support Group offer local support groups for for anyone affected by suicide & those who suffer suicidal thoughts. They meet once a month in Elgin at the Ex-Servicemens Club. 
    • call 07563 572471 
  • Mikeysline runs an online mental health helpline, as well as offering individual one-to-one support sessions in person or over zoom. 
    • text 07786207755 
  • Sonas (Action for Children) is a service providing emotional support for young people aged 5-26 years. 
  • Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is a charity who provide helpline support, advice, and information to people who have been affected by suicide. Helpline is open every night 5pm-midnight by phone, webchat or WhatsApp. 
    • call 0800 58 58 58 
  • NHS Inform has a helpful video sharing insights into how to cope with suicidal thoughts
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Bereavement by Suicide

  • Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide offer peer-led support for people who have been affected by bereavement by suicide. They offer phone and email support, an online forum, as well as a support group based in Aberdeen. 
    • call 0300 111 5065 
  • Cruse Bereavement offer a helpline for people who have been affected by bereavement. Helpline open 9am-8pm Mon-Fri and 10am-2pm on weekends. 
    • call 0808 802 6161 

Self Harm and Self Injury

Help is available for anyone who self harms, as well as their family and friends.

Gender Based Violence

There are lots of support agencies and services that provide specialist support, advice and aid to those who have experienced any form of gender-based violence. Check out our list below for contact details and more information.

 

Support for all survivors

All survivors of sexual violence deserve specialist support. We share some of the specialist services that offer support, advice and information for survivors with different characteristics below.

Support in your first language

Support is available for survivors in Moray whose first language is not English.

We offer a Polish language support service with our Polish-Speaking Therapeutic Support Worker, and can arrange for specialist online or phone support in Arabic and Mandarin from other Rape Crisis centres. For speakers of other languages we can arrange for translators and interpreters. 

We offer BSL interpreters for anyone who accesses the service for support. We have a dedicated support space for people with sensory disabilities. We can also make other accommodations that can enable you to access support and support recovery.

We also have the ReciteMe toolbar, which offers translation tools and other reading aids. You can access this by clicking ‘Launch ReciteMe’ at the top of the webpage. 

Support for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers

Support for Survivors of Trafficking

  • Aberdeen Cyrenians (EVAA) The Ending Violence & Abuse Aberdeen service offers one-to-one and group support, advocacy, referrals, and safety planning, including supporting women with no recourse to public funds & LGBTQ+ people of all genders. 
  • TARA (Trafficking Awareness Raising Alliance) provide support, advocacy, and financial assistance to women who have been trafficked and exploited. 
  • Encompass is a network of agencies committed to supporting women who have been involved/are involved in commercial sexual exploitation, including trafficking. 
  • Project Light (Survivors of Human Trafficking in Scotland) operate advocacy, prevention and repatriation services (for those who wish to return to their home country) across Scotland. 
  • The Scottish Anti-Trafficking & Exploitation Centre is the only specialist legal project in Scotland that provides direct legal advice and representation to child and adult survivors of trafficking and exploitation in Scotland regardless of nationality, gender, type of exploitation and geographical location. 
  • Police Scotland have some helpful information about human trafficking, ways to spot it, and what to do if you suspect someone has been trafficked.

Support for Survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation

  • Encompass is a network of agencies committed to supporting women who have been involved/are involved in commercial sexual exploitation, including trafficking. 

Support for Survivors of Forced Marriage

  • Scottish Women’s Rights Centre offer specialist support for survivors of forced marriage. They offer a legal helpline, legal factsheets and information about reporting forced marriage and getting legal representation and compensation.

Support for Survivors of FGM

 

Other support

Sometimes survivors of sexual violence require support for other issues that may arise from experiencing violence or abuse. We share the details of some support services below for issues commonly affecting survivors of sexual violence.

Sexual Health

graphic about contraception options in MorayIn this section you can find out about sexual health services available in Moray. 

  • Grampian Sexual Health Services website offers information about sexual health services across the Grampian area, as well as information about contraception options available to you. They also have a Facebook page where they share the latest news.
  • Waverley Care provides support for people in Scotland affected by HIV and Hepatitis-C. They also offer advice on a range of sexual health topics, and have specific support pages for LGBTQ+ and BME survivors. 
  • Brook lots of helpful information on a range of sexual health topics 

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