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)
NAPAC is a national support line for adult survivors of abuse in childhood and those who support them.
The Survivors Trust
The Survivors Trust is a free national helpline for all survivors of rape or sexual abuse and violence, no matter when this took place.
West Yorkshire Victim Support
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
Explore women’s support groups in MindWell’s directory.
Support After Rape & Sexual Violence Leeds (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 (WCTS)
Women’s Counselling and Therapy Service (WCTS) offers free or low cost accessible counselling and psychotherapy service for Leeds women, including transgender women, on low incomes.
Support for men
Explore men’s support groups in MindWell’s directory.
Safeline
Safeline Male Survivors Telephone Helpline 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, boys or non-binary people, who have been raped or who have experienced sexual abuse. They will also speak to close friends and family.
Ben’s Place
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
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 an online and phone helpline there to help anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through.
Support After Rape & Sexual Violence Leeds (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.
MindMate
If you’re a child or young person looking for support for child sexual abuse, MindMate has information, advice and support to help you.