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RASASC is a UK Registered Charity based in Guildford, Surrey, founded in 1992 to help male and female survivors of sexual violence. Clients calling our confidential Phone Helpline or attending our counselling sessions can talk to us in complete safety.

Useful Links

Each link to an external website below will open that website in its own browser window. If your organisation wishes to add a link to our homepage, we would be grateful.

NB: Our links to external websites and other contacts are included in good faith at the time of their inclusion but the trustees and/or administrators of the RASASC website cannot be held responsible for the actual nature, content or reliability of any information (which may have changed without notice) found at any source below.

Websites for male or female survivors

www.angelsurvive.com - A support site (chat and forum) for victims and survivors of abuse. Includes forums for triggers, articles, partners, survivors' stories, self-harm etc. Was previously ASUK (Abuse Survivors UK), a site run by survivors themselves (rather than therapeutists), with an emphasis on empathy.

www.befrienders.org - Works worldwide to provide emotional support and reduce suicide. Information in over a dozen languages.

www.havoca.org - Offers help and support for adult victims of past childhood abuse. Site includes very informative links.

www.lanternproject.org.uk - (prev. victimsnolonger.org.uk) - Help and support for victims of abuse (sexual, domestic or racial) and bullying, with particular emphasis on child abuse.

www.napac.org.uk - NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood) is a registered charity that supports childhood abuse survivors. Site includes independent online forums.

Websites for female survivors

www.rapecrisis.org.uk - Rape Crisis (England & Wales) helps to co-ordinate the national network of Rape Crisis Centres on behalf of women and girls that have been raped or experienced another form of sexual violence - whether as adults or as children. Information about rape and sexual violence for those in need, including family, friends, students and professionals.

www.womensaid.org.uk/survivors-handbook/ - A free online resource from Women's Aid providing practical support and information for women living with domestic violence.

Websites for male survivors

www.fatherstouch.com - Website of author Donald D'Haene, who wrote of survival, struggle and strife in his book Father's Touch - his memoirs about enduring years of sexual abuse at the hands of his father.

www.survivorsuk.org - Registered charity with a +20 year track record of providing info and counselling for understanding male childhood sexual abuse and rape.

Specialist Information

Family Planning Association - "Putting sexual health on the agenda" - Straightforward information, advice and support to all people across the UK on all aspects of sexual health, sex and relationships. Includes a useful Find-A-GUM-Clinic facility.

MOSAC - Providing practical and emotional support to parents and carers of sexually abused children.

Roofie Foundation - Britain's key agency for issues surrounding drink spiking, date rape and Drug Facilitated Sexual Abuse (DFSA).

Suzy Lamplugh Trust - the pioneer of 'Personal Safety' as an important issue in society following the disappearance in 1986 of Suzy, a young estate agent. Now used by the government and the police as a key advisor on safety policy.

Truth About Rape - TAR has a campaign website committed to making a difference to how society understands rape.

Women's Aid - A key national charity working to end domestic violence against women and children. Informative and engaging website.

Other Support Centres
(RASASC.. RASACC.. RASAAC.. RASAC..)

The UK has a network of over 125 specialist agencies offering advice and support for victims of rape and/or sexual abuse. All are independently run but most (including RASASC in Guildford) are members of The Survivors Trust (TST), an umbella organisation that promotes shared ideas and resources - visit www.thesurvivorstrust.org for details.

Here are links to just a few of the separate agencies around the country offering varying degrees of specialist assistance:

Cheshire/Merseyside - www.rapecentre.org - Warrington.

Cornwall - www.visioncornwall.com - based in Truro/Bodmin.

Hampshire - www.brasacc.com - based in Basingstoke.

Hertfordshire - www.wrc-info.org - based in Watford.

Merseyside - www.rasamerseyside.org - Birkenhead.

South London - www.rasasc.org.uk - based in Croydon.

Surrey/Hants - www.rasasc-guildford.org - based in Guildford.

Warwickshire - www.crasac.org.uk - based in Coventry.

W. Sussex - www.lifecentre.uk.com - based in Chichester.

West Yorkshire - www.krasacc.co.uk - based in Kirklees.

Worcestershire - www.wrsasc.org.uk - based in Worcester.

Fuller lists can be found at The Survivors Trust (125+ male and female umbrella organisations) or the Rape Crisis Federation (30+ umbrella organisations, mostly female).

"If you have been raped
you have a voice with us"

Surrey Police - SOTOs - Surrey Police's webpage about Sexual Offence Trained Officers (SOTOs), their specialist team (male and female) of officers and staff, who specialise in investigating rape and sexual assault together with providing you with the support and care you need.

"The road to recovery from sexual abuse is a long and difficult journey, but it's not a race. You can only go at your own speed ... You also need a place to begin, like this website." - Graham Wilmer, of The Lantern Project

Other Usefulness

Directory And Book Services (DABS) - Specialist book and information service for people who are overcoming childhood abuse, sexual abuse or domestic violence, and for those who live or work with them.

My Charity Page Ltd
- an advanced fundraising social networking web business. Their website provides a unique combination of functionality for fundraisers, event organisers and charities.

Contact Numbers of Useful UK Organisations

Alcoholics Anonymous 0845 769 7555

Citizens Advice Bureau 01483 576699

NSPCC Childline 0800 1111

Samaritans 0845 790 9090 or 01483 505555

Stop It Now! 0808 1000 900

Surrey Domestic Abuse 24hr Helpline 01483 776822

Surrey Domestic Abuse Outreach Services:
• East Surrey - 01737 771350
(serving Reigate & Banstead, Mole Valley and Tandridge)
• North Surrey - 01932 260690
(serving Epsom & Ewell, Elmbridge and Spelthorne)
• North West Surrey - 01483 776822
(serving Woking, Runnymede and Surrey Heath)
• South West Surrey - 01483 577392
(serving Guildford and Waverley)
• National Centre for Domestic Violence 0844 8044 999

Surrey Police switchboard 0845 125 2222
Or to bypass the switchboard and go straight to SOTOs (Sexual Offence Trained Officers) – 01483 639931 7am-8pm. They will be happy to discuss your options and other details “off the record”, so that you can make up your mind, if you are unsure about reporting or giving forensic evidence (DNA samples). They will also be able to take you to the Surrey SARC to record your evidence.

Solace (Surrey SARC) 0845 519 6168 – core hours 8am-6pm. Phone calls out-of-hours are diverted to an on-call crisis worker and female doctor, who can be called to the SARC in emergency.

Survivors UK 0845 122 1201

Victim Support 0845 30 30 900
Victim Support Surrey 0845 389 9528

Women's Aid 24hr Helpline 0808 2000 247

Basingstoke RASAC Helpline 01256 840224

Portsmouth Rape Crisis (Men) 02392 669516
Portsmouth Rape Crisis (Women) 02392 669511

Winchester Rape and Sexual Abuse (Men) 01962 848027
Winchester Rape and Sexual Abuse (Women) 01962 848024

	Rape And Sexual Abuse Support Centre Guildford, Surrey United Kingdom Registered Charity No. 1059154