Survivors of rape and sexual abuse

Portsmouth Area Rape Crisis Service

Highly trained psychotherapists and counsellors provide face to face and telephone help line counselling for women, men and young people that have suffered any sexual trauma including rape. We also provide training for those who work with people who have suffered sexual trauma and rape.

Help line

Women’s line 023 9266 9511
Men’s line 023 9266 9516

Lines are open

Monday 1pm – 3pm (excl bank holidays)
Wednesday 7pm – 9pm
Friday 7pm – 9pm

Office: 023 9266 9513
Mon – Fri 9am – 5pm

Basingstoke Rape & Sexual Abuse Crisis Centre (BRASACC)

We provide support and counselling to anyone over the age of sixteen who has suffered any form of sexual abuse or assault, regardless of how long ago it took place. We will also support their partners or relatives.

Help line

01256 423 890

Lines are open

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 7.00pm and 9.30pm.
An answer phone will take your call at other times.

Winchester RASAC: Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling

• Rape
• Sexual Assault
• Incest
• Childhood Sexual Abuse
• Acquaintance Rape
• Sexual Violence
• Date Rape
• Sexual Harassment
• Male Rape
• Any unwanted encounter

The Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling service (RASAC) offers a free, confidential listening and support service for women and men who have been raped and/or sexually abused at any time in their lives, or for anyone who wants to talk about the effects of any unwanted sexual encounter.

Womens helpline

Monday: 11.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.
Tuesday & Thursday Evening:
7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Calls answered by women only

01962 848 024

Mens helpline

Monday: 11:30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.
Thursday Evening: 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Calls answered by men & women

01962 848 027

Office:01962 848 018
Email:rasac@rasac.org.uk

Southampton Rape Crisis Service

Helpline

Opening times: Sun 7-10 pm, Mon 3-6pm, Tue 10am-1pm, Thur 1-4pm

Provides advice, information and telephone counselling to anybody who has experienced rape or sexual abuse and to relevant third parties (friends, partners, family or professionals). There is a minicom line for clients who are deaf or who have communication difficulties. At other times, if no counsellors are available to take calls, you can leave a message with admin staff or on our answer phone and a counsellor will call you back as soon as possible.

The One to One counselling service

Provides free, confidential counselling to any female or male (aged 12 or over) who is experiencing difficulties in relation to an unwanted sexual experience.

We operate a waiting list for face to face counselling but in crisis situations a counsellor can often be seen more quickly. We provide both short and long term counselling as appropriate.

Southampton Rape Crisis is an Organisational Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and adheres to the BACP Ethical Framework.

The Independent Sexual Violence Advisor

The ISVA post works closely with partner agencies to provide a pro-active advocacy and practical support services to adults and young people who have experienced sexual violence including:

• Practical help for clients with keeping safe and accessing appropriate healthcare and other relevant services
• Support through the reporting process and criminal justice system for those that have decided to report to the police.

The SPACE Therapy Group

This is an ongoing psychodynamic therapy group for women who are experiencing difficulties arising from childhood sexual abuse.

How to contact us

Office: 02380 636 312
Telephone Helpline: 02380 636 313
Minicom (for Deaf people): 02380 636 314
Website: www.sotonrc.org.uk
Email us on:info@sotonrc.org.uk
Or write to us at: P.O. Box 1401
Southampton
SO18 9AD

CIS’ters

Helpline

02380 338 080

Address:  PO Box 119
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO50 9EL

CIS’ters offers mutual support for adult females sexually abused and/or raped as children by a member of their immediate or extended family. Male survivors may ring the helpline and will be signposted to other services as appropriate.

“CIS’ters is not a therapy group: it is a group of survivors who learn, from being together, that this is not all that we are, or can be.”