One to one counselling-for adult & child survivors (female & male) & their supporters, open 7 days/week. City centre based or in outreach sites across Birmingham/Solihull. Telephone & online Counselling too.
2. Social groups-for survivors to mix with other survivors & take part in social activities to improve confidence & well-being, e.g. tai chi; yoga; trips out etc
3. Advocacy-supporting childre
n & adults emotionally & practically with: a. Health needs (emotional, s*xual etc), b. Getting help from other services, c. Exploring options about justice, d. Reporting to Police, e. Passing info as intelligence to Police, f. Having your evidence taken via SARC if not yet ready to report, g. Support in court & h. Civil & Govt. compensation. Support from team of independent s*xual violence advocates (ISVA/s).
4. Helpline- emotional support & information over telephone, open at different times. 24 hour answer phone.
5. Specialist advocacy support for survivors who are s*x workers and also those who are LGBT.
6. Written self help info-on issues such as self harm, how to support survivor of s*xual abuse & post trauma stress etc
7. Specialised one to one counselling & group support for refugee & asylum seeker survivors.
8. Coffee morning focusing on building self coping strategies.
9. Training & education- to increase awareness about s*xual abuse & violence. All our services are free, however we can also offer private counselling for survivors able to pay for support via our sister organisation GINA. Please ask for more information.
