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RASASC Advice Guidelines - An Overview
The Rape And Sexual Abuse Support Centre (RASASC) is a UK Registered Charity based
in Guildford, Surrey, founded in 1992 with the aim of helping male
and female survivors of rape or sexual abuse. Clients can talk to us in confidence using our
Phone Helpline or through attending
individual counselling sessions or our same-sex
Self-Help Group Meetings.
We also produce advice and guidance leaflets of various kinds, not just to promote public
awareness but also to provide specific help for those in individual circumstances of need.
In reproducing many of our guidance leaflets here, we hope the advice they contain is of comfort and
assistance to any survivor (or their partner) who might be unsure about
seeking support, as well as helping to highlight for others (by promoting
a better understanding) the scale and depth of problems that survivors continue to suffer long after
the initial damage of rape or sexual abuse.
Recent Sexual Trauma
Advice (including medical) for immediate survivors of sexual attack or abuse.
Considered essential material to know, regardless of circumstance.
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Advice for Partners
Life can be tough for any partner of a victim. Partner support is
never easy - here are guidelines on how best to handle the situation.
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Explaining to Children
Sexual abuse is not easy to discuss - read how (and why) parents, guardians and teachers
should explain the topic to children albeit with care and sensitivity.
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Male Victimisation
Society expects men to be strong enough to look after themselves, making it
twice as difficult for male rape or abuse victims to recover from events.
We offer help to male survivors.
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Panic Onsets
If 'panic attacks' are preventing you from being able to do the things you want to do,
our advice for coping with panic onsets describes how to control,
manage and ultimately overcome such feelings.
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Sleep Difficulties
Victims often suffer many months of occasional nightmares and other long-term
sleep problems. Our guidance can aid a victim and help their
partner's understanding of the prolonged aftermath.
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Legal Compensation
2008 brought a new judicial ruling enabling
financial compensation for many past victims. We provide a summary
of advice and contact points for further information.
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Rape Sentencing
The maximum sentence is life. The minimum is also custodial. Our article explaining
rape sentencing in England & Wales seeks to provide clarify
about an emotive (and often misunderstood) issue.
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Other Advice / Guidance
Further articles are added to our website from time to time. But if you need advice urgently
and can't find it here, call our confidential Helpline or
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RASASC also performs 'educational' work, visiting statutory and voluntary organisations and
community groups to talk about the problems of sexual abuse and distribute leaflets such as
"Young People - It's Not your Fault" (our publication targeted to increase risk awareness
and support understanding among teenagers). But we are not government funded - we exist only
by means of occasional grants and business sponsorships, public donations, income from providing
counselling sessions and the proceeds of events organised by friends and supporters.
Just as we support victims and survivors, we also need your support too.
If you've never suffered sexual violence at the hands of someone else, please nevertheless consider
offering some help or making a voluntary donation. Every contribution helps a victim to become a survivor.
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