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Appendix Two: Contact Addresses

Below is a sample of services across Scotland. There are many other valuable services, and this list is in no way intended to be exhaustive, nor should it be taken as a recommendation of any of these services. For a more comprehensive list see the Register of Services for Scotland on Violence and Abuse, 2004, which is available from:

WOMEN'S SUPPORT PROJECT,

Tel: 0141-552-2221
Email:info@wsproject.demon.co.uk

ABERDEEN

Rape & Abuse Support

Tel : 01224 620 772 (helpline)
Tel : 01224 639 347 (admin)
E: info@rasane.wanadoo.co.uk
www.rapeasbusesupport.org.uk

Support for women and girls who have been raped or sexually abused.

Aberdeen Women's Aid

Tel: 01224 591577
E: info@aberdeenwomensaid.co.uk
www.aberdeenwomensaid.com

Support for women and children who are experiencing domestic abuse.

Children 1st

Aberdeen City:
Tel: 01224 251 150
Aberdeenshire:
Tel: 01346 512 733

Therapeutic services for children and young people who have been abused.

AYRSHIRE

Break the Silence

Tel: 01563 559558
E: breakthesilence@fsmail.net

Support for adult survivors and their partners.

BORDERS

Children 1st

Tel: 01750 228 92
www.children1st.org.uk

Therapeutic services for children and young people who have been abused.

DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY

South West Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Centre

Tel: 01387 253113
E: support@swrc.worldonline.co.uk

Support for women who have been raped or sexually abused.

Dumfriesshire & Stewartry Women's Aid

Tel: 01387 263052
Helpline: 07710 152772 (24-hour)
E: admin@dumfrieswomensaid.org.uk

Support for women who have experienced domestic violence.

DUNDEE

Tayside Ritual Abuse Support and Help ( TRASH)
Helpline: 01382 207 667
www.rans.org.uk

Support for people who have experienced ritual abuse.

Dundee Women's Aid

Tel: Crisis Line: 01382 202525
Fax Line: 01382 226390
E: dwa@dundeewomensaid.co.uk
www.dundeewomensaid.co.uk

Support for women, young people and children who have experienced domestic abuse.

Women's Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre

Tel: 01382 205556 (office)
Helpline: 01382 201 291
Minicom: 01382 226 936
Fax: 01382 205556
E: wrasac@btconnect.com

Support for women who have been raped or sexually abused.

Eighteen and Under

Tel: 01382 206 222
Helpline: 0800 731 4080 (for young people)
E: lormac1053@aol.com
www.18u.org.uk

Confidential support for young people who have experienced any form of abuse.

EDINBURGH

Beyond Trauma Team
Health in mind

Tel: 0131 225 8508
Fax: 0131 220 0028
E: contactus@health-in-mind.org.uk
www.health-in-mind.org.uk

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.

Edinburgh Women's Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre

Helpline: 0131 556 9437
E: EWRASAC@aol.com
www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk

Support for women who have been raped or sexually abused.
Gay Men's Health

Tel: 0131 558 9444
Fax: 0131 558 9060
E: counselling@gmh.org.uk
www.gmh.org.uk

Counselling for gay and bisexual men.

Saheliya

Tel: 0131 556 9302
Fax: 0131 556 9302
E: saheliya@connectfree.co.uk
saheliya.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

Counselling and support for Black and Minority Ethnic women.

Barnardo's Skylight

Tel: (0131) 561 1464
E: skylight@barnados.org.uk
www.barnados.org.uk

Counselling and support for sexually abused children and young people.Child Sexual Abuse ( CSA) Team
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service ( CAMHS)

Tel : 0131 536 0574
Fax: 0131 536 0545
www.nhs.lothian.scot.nhs.uk

Theraputic service for children, young people (up to age 18 years), and their familes/carers who are experiencing emotional/behavioural/mental health difficulties secondary to a history of sexual abuse/ assault. The team also provides a therapeutic service to children up to age 12 years who are displaying sexually problematic behaviour, and their parents/carers.

Rivers Centre

Tel : 0131 537 6874
E: Rivers.Centre@lpct.scot.nhs.uk
www.rivercentre.org.uk

Support for people experiencing Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.

Royal Edinburgh Hospital

Tel: 0131 537 6000

The Royal Edinburgh Hospital provides two services with dedicated space for sexual abuse survivors:
Adult Psychotherapy Dept
Young People's Unit.

FIFE/KIRKCALDY/FALKIRK

Safe Space

Tel: 01383 739084
E: contact@safe-space.co.uk
www.safe-space.co.uk

Provides a range of support services for those who have experience sexual abuse.

Kingdom Abuse Survivors Project ( KASP)

Tel: 01592 644217
Helpline: 01592 646644
E: info@kasp.org.uk
(for workers)
E: volunteer@kasp.org.uk (for support)
www.kasp.org.uk

Counselling and support for survivors of sexual abuse. Support for partners and families.

Kingdom Abuse Survivors Project ( KASP)

Tel/Fax: 01334 656176
E: info@kasp.org.uk
(for workers)
E: volunteer@kasp.org.uk (for support)
www.kasp.org.uk

Counselling and support for survivors of sexual abuse. Support for partners and families.

Open Secret

Tel: 01324 630100
Fax: 01324 635650
E: info@opensecret.org
www.opensecret.org

Services for individuals and families affected by childhood sexual abuse.

Fife Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre

Tel: 01592 642 336
E: frasac6@hotmail.com
www.frasac.org.uk

Individual and group counselling for people who have experienced sexual abuse.

Children 1st
Fife Tel: 01383 565 363
www.children1st.org.uk

Therapeutic services for children and young people who have been abused.

GLASGOW

Breakthrough for Women

Tel: 0141 552 5483
Fax: 0141 552 7982

Support for women who have been raped or sexually abused.

Routes out of Prostitution Intervention Team

Tel: 0141 287 5768
Fax: 0141 287 5022

Support for women wanting to leave prostitution.

Thrive

Tel: 0141 211 8130
E: thrive@glacomen.scot.nhs.uk

Counselling for men who have been sexually abused.

Say Women

Tel: 0141 552 5803
Fax: 0141 552 9751
E: say-women@globalinternet.co.uk

Safe, supported accommodation and counselling for young and homeless women who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse and rape/ sexual assault.

Glasgow Women's Aid

Tel: 0141 553 2022
Fax: 0141 553 0592
E: admin@glasgowwomensaid.org.uk

Support/ accommodation for women, children and young people who are or have been affected by domestic abuse.

Greater Easterhouse Women's Aid

Tel: 0141 781 0230/773 3533
Fax: 0141 771 4711
E: collective@gewa.org.uk

Support for women who have experienced domestic abuse.

Rape Crisis Centre

Helpline: 0131 552 3200
Business Line: Tel: 0141 552 3201
Fax: 0141 552 3204
E (for workers):
info@rapecrisiscentre-glasgow.co.uk
E (for support):
support@rapecrisiscentre-glasgow.co.uk

Support for women who have been raped or sexually abused.
Quarriers Family Resource Project

Tel: 0141 774 8202
Fax: 0141 774 5558
E: enquiries@quarriers.org.uk
www.quarriers.org.uk

Support for young people and families at risk of exclusion.

Women's Support Project

Tel: 0141 552 2221
Fax: 0141 552 1876
Minicom: 0141 552 9979
E: wsproject@btconnect.com
www.womenssupportproject.co.uk

Support and information services covering a broad range of issues: support for women whose children have been sexually abused, sexual violence, child sexual abuse and incest, domestic violence and other forms of commercial sexual exploitation.

Children 1st

Tel: 0141 418 5670
www.children1st.org.uk

Therapeutic services for children and young people who have been abused.

HIGHLANDS

Rape and Abuse Line

Tel: 01349 865316 (office only)
Helpline: 0808 800 0123 answered by female support workers between 7pm and 10pm
Helpline: 0800 800 0122 answered by male support workers selected evenings between 7pm and 10pm
www.rapeandabuseline.co.uk

We provide freephone, confidential telephone support for men and women who have been raped or sexually abused.

Safe, Strong and Free

Tel/Fax: 01463 712669
E: info@ssf-project.org.uk
www.ssf-project.org.uk

Information to reduce risk of child abuse.

Children 1st

Highland, Tel: 01381 620 757
www.children1st.org.uk

Therapeutic services for children and young people who have been abused.

NORTH/SOUTH LANARKSHIRE

The EVA Project

Tel: 01236 707767
Fax: 01236 707739
E: lily.greenan@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Counselling and support for women who have experienced
rape, sexual abuse or any other form of violence.

The Moira Anderson Foundation

Tel: 01236 602 885
Fax: 01236 602 877
E: info@moiraanderson.com

Support, information and training on sexual abuse.

Lanarkshire Rape Crisis Centre

Tel: 01698 527 006 (admin)
Admin: 01698 527 003 (helpline)
E: info@lrcc.org.uk
www.lanrcc.org.uk

Emotional and practical support for women who have been raped
or sexually abused.

PERTH & KINROSS

Perthshire Womens Aid

Tel: 01738 639 043 (helpline)

Support for women and girls who have been raped or sexually abused.

Perth Association for Mental Health

Tel: 01738 631 639

Counselling, support and groups.

Mindspace pk Counselling Service

Tel: 01738 631639
E: mind.space@btconnect.com
www.mindspacepk.com

Counselling and psychotherapy providing a service for both young and adult people

OTHER

Survivors UK

Tel: 0845 122 1201
E: info@survivorsuk.org.uk
www.survivorsuk.org.uk

Telephone support for men who have been raped or sexually abused.

Respond

Tel: 0207 383 0700 (admin)
Helpline: 0808 808 0700
E: admin@respond.org.uk
www.respond.org.uk

Services for victims and perpetrators of sexual abuse with learning disabilities.

Bristol Crisis Service for Women

Tel: 0117 927 9600
Helpline: 0117 925 1119
E: bcsw@womens-crisis-service.freeserve.co.uk

Provides information on
self-harming for women.

BASPCAN

Tel: 01904 613605
E: baspcan@baspcan.org.uk

Professional network for workers
on preventing child abuse and neglect.

Breathing Space
Tel: 0800 83 85 87
E: info@breathingspacescotland.co.uk
www.breathingspacescotland.co.uk

Free and confidential telephone advice and signposting service for people experiencing low mood and depression.

Victim Support Scotland

Tel: 0131 668 4486 (office)
Helpline: 0845 603 9213
E: info@victimsupportsco.demon.co.uk
www.victimsupportsco.demon.co.uk
www.crimeandyoungpeople.net

Support for people who have experienced crime.

SureStart Scotland
Tel: 0870 000 2288 (Public Enquiry Unit)
www.surestart.gov.uk

Broadbased support for families with very young children. Local contacts are available through the website.

Beyond Trauma is a department of health in mind providing a range of services to people who have been sexually abused.We aim to assist people who have been sexually abused to reclaim their dignity, rights and sense of self-worth, and to reach a sense of recovery from their abusive past. In order to achieve this we provide a range of flexible services responsive to individual needs. We work in a holistic way, recognising the impact that sexual abuse has in a wide variety of areas (including mental and physical health and wellbeing), as well as the cost of sexual abuse to society.We also provide information, training and consultancy to staff and volunteers working with people who have been sexually abused.

FURTHER INFORMATION ON CSA AND ON WORKING WITH SURVIVORS:

health in mind's Information Resource Centre has an extensive range of information and resources related to mental health, including a section relating to survivors of childhood sexual abuse. This section includes a large number of books and other resources on issues such as child sexual abuse; self-harm; support for male and female survivors; counselling; and self-help.

To find out more telephone 0131 243 0106 or Email: dawn@health-in-mind.org.uk. Alternatively, visit the Centre at 40 Shandwick Place, Edinburgh (open Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 10.00am-12.30pm and 1.15pm-4.00pm)

Other health in mind reports available include:

Beyond Trauma: Mental Health Care Needs of Women Who Survived Childhood Sexual Abuse

Adult Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Needs Assessment: Lothian

Beyond Trauma: Mental Health Care Needs of Women Who Survived Childhood Sexual Abuse - Issues For Social Workers And Implications For Their Training

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