Here are a list of resources that we found useful though out the process
Organisations
- The Rape and Sexual Abuse support centre South London.
http://www.rasasc.org.uk/ They offer counselling, advocacy, and the most amazing support throughout the whole process. There are resources available here
http://www.rasasc.org.uk/download-resource/ - There are a series of films here about what the process is like here https://rapecrisis.org.uk/get-informed/campaigns-partnerships/breakthesilence-film-campaign/
- One in Four
https://www.oneinfour.org.uk/ - Rape Crisis England and Wales
https://rapecrisis.org.uk/ - The National Sexual Violence Helpline 0800 802 9999. This helpline is open every day of the year between 12-2.30pm and 7-9.30pm. It is not always possible to get through but keep trying. When you do get through, you get 40 mins to talk to someone who truly understand (and got us through some of our darkest days).
- The Samaritans can be contacted online here
https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/ or by calling 116 123 - The Survivors Trust
http://thesurvivorstrust.org/ - NAPAC is the National Association for People Abused in Childhood. You can find out more here
https://napac.org.uk/ or you can call their helpline on 0808 801 0331 weekdays Mon-Thurs 10am-9pm Fri 10am-6pm - The NSPCC offer some guidance and support to adults abused as children
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/signs-symptoms-effects/non-recent-abuse/ - The Women’s and Girls Network Self Help Resource for survivors of Sexual Violence https://survivorsgateway.london/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/WGN-Gateway-Resource-web-1.pdf
- Rights of women have published a really useful guide for young people called Your body, your rights, your life. It can be downloaded here https://rightsofwomen.org.uk/get-information/criminal-law/body-rights-life/
Books
- The Courage to be me by Dr Nina Burrowes
https://ninaburrowes.com/books/the-courage-to-be-me/preface/ - The Warrior Within by Christiane Sanderson
http://www.oneinfour.org.uk/resources/ - The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748
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