Emotional Support Services for survivors of Rape, Sexual Assault & Childhood Sexual Abuse
For children, young people and adults in Gloucestershire.
Hope House Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC), Gloucestershire Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre (GRASAC), Gloucestershire Counselling Service (GCS) & TICplus (TIC+) Partnership are working together to provide counselling and emotional support to children and young people, families and adults via a self-referral route. The pathway offers a range of potential options to support mental health and emotional wellbeing needs.
Gloucestershire Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre
GRASAC is a specialist sexual violence service, offering confidential support. The
emotional 1:1 support is provided to female survivors of sexual violence. Our Independent Sexual Violence Advisors (ISVA) offer practical help, advice and advocacy, including support during police investigation.
All ages and genders can access the ISVA services and 13+ for 1:1 emotional support (females only).
GP, Agencies and Professionals can signpost female survivors for them to self-refer for emotional support. For the ISVA service GRASAC accepts self-referrals and referrals from other agencies.
Self-referrals for emotional support or ISVA service can be made via telephone or email.
GRASAC has a centre in Gloucester and can also see survivors near to where they live across the whole of Gloucestershire.
Phone
01452 305 421
01452 526 770 (support worker)
Email
info@glosrasac.org.uk
support@glosrasac.org.uk
Website
www.glosrasac.orgGloucester Counselling Service
GCS offers a confidential, evidence based face to face counselling service staffed by
accredited counsellors, systemic family counsellor, and a family therapist. Counselling for children, young people, families and men with mild to moderate mental health needs.
GCS is available to 0-21 year olds, any gender & their parent/carer if family therapy is required. Men of any age can self-refer
GPs, Agencies and Professionals can sign post the young person or their parent/carer to GCS to make a self-referral.
Self-referrals can be made by phone, or via the website.
GCS has venues in Cirencester, Tewkesbury, Cheltenham, Stroud, Gloucester and Forest of Dean.
Phone
01453 766310
Website
www.gloscounselling.org.ukTalk Well
Talk Well offers evidence based counselling either face-to-face or online for children,
young people and families with mild to moderate mental health needs.
Talk Well is available for those age 9-25 for face-to-face counselling and online counselling.
GPs, Agencies & Professionals can sign post the young person or their parent/carer to TalkWell to make a self-referral.
Self-referrals can be made by phone or online using text chat via the website.
TIC+ counsellors cover the whole of Gloucestershire. They will arrange to see children and young people at their school or college or at a convenient location near to where the young person lives.
Phone
01594 372777
Text
07520 634063
Email
hello@talkwell.org.uk
Website
https://www.talkwell.org.uk/Sexual Assault Referral Centre
SARC provides face-to-face counselling within one year of the assault, for clients who do not present with PTSD or co-existing chronic mental health issues. Short-term counselling for six sessions and the aim is to offer counselling within one month of referral.
SARC is available for those aged 18 years and over, men and women.
GPs, Agencies and Professionals can make referrals or self-referrals can be made via SARC.
To make a self referral you can call or email SARC.
SARC has venues in Milsom Street Sexual Health Clinic, Cheltenham or Hope House Sexual Health Clinic and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
Phone
0300 421 8500
Website
www.hopehousesarc.nhs.uk
Email
sexualviolencecounsellingservice@glos-care.nhs.uk