Please note – many of these websites are excellent sources of information or support for CSA. It can sometimes, however, be upsetting to explore difficult experiences online. It may be better to look at these websites when you know you will be seeing or talking to someone you trust for emotional support.
You can find a wide range of support in the MindWell Directory:
Support for all survivors
- Lifecentre – Lifecentre offers confidential support to people of all ages, genders and backgrounds who have had an unwanted sexual experience.
- National Association for People Abused in Childhood (Napac) – National support line for adult survivors of abuse in childhood and those who support them.
- Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (RASASC) – RASASC supports any man or woman who has experienced rape or sexual abuse.
- The Survivors Trust – Free national helpline for all survivors of rape or sexual abuse and violence, no matter when this took place.
- West Yorkshire Victim Support – The West Yorkshire Victim Support is open weekdays and on Saturdays if you need to talk to someone about any crime that you have experienced.
Support for women
- Basis Yorkshire – young people’s project – Basis Young People’s Project support girls and young women and Basis Boys supports boys and young men, who are or have been sexually or criminally exploited.
- SARSVL – SARSVL offers support to all women and girls (from age of 13) in Leeds who have been affected by sexual violence, of any kind, at any time in their lives.
- Women’s Counselling and Therapy Service – Women’s Counselling and Therapy Service (WCTS) offers a free or low cost accessible counselling and psychotherapy service for Leeds women, including transgender women, on low incomes.
Support for men
- Men’s support groups
- Safeline Male Survivors Telephone Helpline – Safeline offers a confidential chat to male survivors of rape and sexual abuse with a trained advisors.
- Survivors UK – Survivors UK offer a range of support services to men who have been raped or who have experienced sexual abuse. They will also speak to close friends and family.
- Ben’s Place is a project managed by Survivors West Yorkshire and provides support to men in West Yorkshire who have been affected by sexual violence.
Support for young people and children
- Basis Yorkshire – young people’s project – Basis Young People’s Project support girls and young women and Basis Boys supports boys and young men, who are or have been sexually or criminally exploited.
- Childline – Childline is here to help anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through.
- MindMate website – MindMate is here to help young people in Leeds find help with their mental health and wellbeing.
- SARSVL – SARSVL offers support to all women and girls (from age of 13) in Leeds who have been affected by sexual violence, of any kind, at any time in their lives.
- The Marketplace – The Market Place offers services to young people in Leeds aged 13 to 25 years old for mental health and sexual health.