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Appendix One: National Resources

Thank you for listening! Some useful contacts, addresses and information sources follow. The contacts in this and the following sections were believed correct and had been checked at the time of going to press. However, please bear in mind that organisations' details can quickly change.

If you wish to read further about childhood sexual abuse, its effects, healing and recovery then Directory and Book Services ( DABS) has an online bookstore. DABS is a specialist book and information service for people who are overcoming childhood abuse, sexual abuse, or domestic violence, and for those living and working with survivors.

Directory and Book Services

Tel: 01709 860 023
www.dabsbooks.co.uk

Many services and agencies, including survivor websites, will often have their own list of books, journal papers and other resources, tailored to the particular services they offer and the needs of their client group. You may wish to consider these also.

National Resources
www.survivorscotland.org.uk
The Survivor Scotland website has been developed by the Scottish Government to improve the lives of survivors of childhood sexual abuse. It has a wide range of material about abuse, it is a resource for a wide variety of interested people, and it gives useful links to other websites that may also be helpful.

Health in Mind

Tel: 0131 225 8508
Fax: 0131 200 0028
Email: contactus@health-in-mind.org.uk
www.health-in-mind.org.uk

Health in mind works across Scotland and offers a range of services including confidential counselling and psychotherapy, emotional and practical support and group-work for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, as well as research and specialist training.

Dental fear
www.dentalfearcentral.org

Personality Disorder Network
The Scottish Personality Disorder Network, commissioned by the then Scottish Executive, links interested groups across Scotland in the areas of research, education of the workforce and public and the issues of accessing appropriate treatment. It has contributed to the development of an integrated care pathway for people with borderline personality disorder to ensure that this group gets access to the best possible treatment.
www.scottishpersonalitydisorder.org

Rape Crisis Scotland
Freephone helpline: 08088 01 0302
Rape Crisis Scotland provides a national rape crisis helpline for anyone affected by sexual violence, no matter when or how it happened. The helpline is open from 6pm to midnight, 7 days a week, and offers free and confidential initial and crisis support and information. The helpline can put callers in touch with local rape crisis centres or other services for ongoing support. The helpline offers a minicom service for Deaf or hard of hearing people, and can arrange for language interpreters if your first language is not English.

Roshni

Tel: 0141 433 4343
www.roshni.org.uk

Roshni raises awareness of child abuse within the black and minority ethnic communities, empowers children and young people to talk about and challenge this sensitive issue, and promotes where to access support services to children, young people and adult survivors of abuse.

SAMH

Safe to Say

Tel: 0131 665 0843
Fax: 0131 665 3925
Email: sue.hampson@samh.org.uk

SAMH Safe to Say is a National Training for Trainers programme, to deliver best practice training in the quality of responses to adult survivors of child sexual abuse, working with both statutory and voluntary agencies. The team also provides consultancy and frontline and supervision training.
For UK-wide resources and other specialist resources please see the final section of Appendix Two.

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