Resources

Sexual Assault Risk Assessment Conference – SARAC

SARAC is a multi-agency meeting to consider all the key risks to the survivor, hear current information held by attending partners and agree a safety plan aimed at managing harm and threats.  All agencies are accountable for developing the plan and ensuring actions are completed.

SARAC is managed by Cambridgeshire Constabulary and more information including referral criteria and pathways can be found at Cambridgeshire County Council DASV Partnership – Sexual Assault Risk Assessment Conference (SARAC) (cambsdasv.org.uk)

Support Pathways – Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

● Cambridge and Peterborough Rape Crisis Partnership provide support to people who have experienced sexual violence and abuse across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.  They offer support around current and historical abuse and their services include counselling, email support and telephone helplines.  They also offer support to families of survivors and their website has useful self-help guides. Self-referrals are welcome as well as referrals by professionals. www.caprcp.org.uk

● The Elms Sexual Assault Referral Centre is based in Huntingdon and supports people from across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.  The Elms can provide telephone support and referrals to specialist services, in-person crisis support and healthcare and forensic medical examinations – including holistic examinations and care for non-recent cases.  The Elms also offer access to specialist counselling and Independent Sexual Violence Advisors (ISVA) support. The Elms – SARC (theelmssarc.org)

Cambridgeshire Victims Services, also known as the Victim and Witness Hub, is a free confidential service  providing emotional and practical support to victims or witnesses to a crime in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, to help them cope and recover from the impact of crime.  It offers support to victims from the time of the offence, through any subsequent police investigation or court proceedings and beyond, according to the needs of the individual.  The Victim and Witness Hub supports all victims of crime including those who don’t want to report their crime to the police and accepts self-referrals. Victim Services | Victim and Witness Hub (cambsvictimservices.co.uk)

Cambridgeshire Police offer full support to anyone who wants to report sexual violence or abuse.  More information can be found at How to report rape, sexual assault or other sexual offences | Cambridgeshire Constabulary (cambs.police.uk)

CHOICES offers a confidential trauma-informed counselling service throughout Cambridgeshire and Peterborough for women and men who have experienced sexual abuse in childhood.  Home – Choices Counselling

National Support Services

24/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Helpline – This service is provided by Rape Crisis England & Wales and offers a helpline as well as online chat.  The Helpline number is 0808 500 2222, the website is 24/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line (247sexualabusesupport.org.uk)

Survivors UK support male and non-binary survivors of sexual violence, providing counselling and practical help.  They also offer support for friends and family of survivors and professionals. SurvivorsUK | We challenge the silence to support sexually abused men

Galop support LGBTQ+ people who have experienced abuse of any kind, including sexual violence and domestic abuse Galop – the LGBT+ anti-abuse charity

Hourglass offer support around abuse of older people – including support to friends and family and professionals www.wearehourglass.org