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Brunel does not tolerate any form of sexual violence, harassment or abuse. We are here to support you with incidents that have taken place or off campus. Within the Union we have a Sexual Violence Liaison Officer (SVLO). The SVLO can work with you to talk through support and reporting option and refer you to internal and external support service. The support is completely led by you, and you are in control of how you would like to proceed. If you would like to speak to the Union’s SVLO, please email Ruth.Sharma@brunel.ac.uk
If you are immediately in danger, please call the emergency services – 999.
LOCAL SERVICES
Hillingdon Women’s Centre
Hillingdon Women’s Centre provides access to services and work with women to overcome barriers in their lives in order thrive. They are passionate about gender equality and ending Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
Address: Hillingdon Women’s Centre, 333 Long Lane, Uxbridge, UB10 9JU
Telephone: 01895 259 578
Email: info@hillingdonwomenscentre.org
Solace Thames Valley
The local Sexual Assault Referral Centre is Thames Valley SARC Slough. You can find your local Sexual Assault Referral Centre here – [https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/sexual-health-services/find-a-rape-and-sexual-assault-referral-centre]
Address: Solace Centre, Upton Hospital, Albert Street, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2BJ
Telephone: 0330 223 0099
Email: info@solacesarc.org.uk
The Haven
The Havens are specialist centres across London where victims of rape and serious sexual assault can get support and advice. Even if you're not ready to talk to the police, the Havens can provide you with medical help and advice about your options in confidence.
Address: The Peterhouse Community Centre, 122 Forest Rise, Walthamstow, London
E17 3PW
Telephone: 020 8520 0755
Email: info@wfhaven.org.uk
Website: https://www.havennetwork.org.uk/
London Survivors Gateway
Woman and Girls Network
Woman and Girls Network (WGN) are a free service run by women, for women in London. WGN are a woman-only and survivor-led service that offers a holistic response to women ang girls who have experienced or are at risk of gendered violence. This includes childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, rape, prostitution (including trafficking and sexual exploitation), female genital mutilation (FGM), and so-called ‘honour’ based crimes such as forced marriage.
Telephone: 0808 801 0660
Website: https://www.wgn.org.uk/get-help-now/
Email: advice@wgn.org.uk
CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES
Abuse Never Becomes Us UK
ANBU UK supports survivors of childhood sexual abuse in the Tamil community. They envision a future where Tamil people who have been impacted by childhood sexual abuse can find their voice.
Email: ask@anbu.org.uk
Website: https://www.anbu.org.uk
Ashiana
Ashiana has over 20 years’ experience of providing refuge services for South Asian, Turkish and Iranian women. They support and house women who have experienced domestic violence, sexual violence, forced marriage, honour-based violence or other forms of violence.
Telephone: 020 8539 0427
Freephone: 0808 2000 247
Email: info@ashiana.org.uk
Website: https://www.ashiana.org.uk/
Asian Women’s Resource Centre
Asian Women’s Resource Centre (AWRC) is a specialist women’s organisation based in the London Borough of Brent, providing independent, specialist and dedicated support services to Black, Minority, Ethnic (BME) women and children, experiencing abuse across London.
Address: 108 Craven Park, Harlesden, London
Telephone: 020 8961 6549/ 020 8961 5701
Chinese Information and Advice Centre (CIAC)
CIAC is dedicated to helping Chinese women who have been victims of domestic violence. The service also helps women get the support they need on a variety of different issues, from parenting to welfare benefits.
Address: Basement, 2 Gerrard Place, London, W1D 5PB
Telephone: 0300 201 1868
Email: info@ciac.co.uk
Website: http://www.ciac.co.uk/
Latin American Women’s Aid
Latin American Women’s Aid runs the only refuges in Europe and in the UK by and for Latin American women and children fleeing gender-based violence. We also offer holistic and intersectional services, providing everything a Black and Minoritised woman needs to recover from abuse and live empowered lives.
Address:18 Ashwin Street, The Print House, E8 3DL
Telephone: 02072750321
Email: info@lawadv.org.uk
Website: https://lawadv.org.uk/
Latin American Women’s Rights
LAWR offer free and confidential specialist services for all Latin American women, including advice and counselling for women facing gender violence, legal advice in welfare benefits, housing and employment rights, as well as integration activities and groups where you can meet other women in the community.
Helpline: 0808 145 4909
WhatsApp: 077 0813 3886
Email: referrals@lawrs.org.uk
Website: https://lawrs.org.uk/
Hersana
HERSANA supports Black women and girls affected by or at risk of experiencing gender-based violence across England and Wales, overcome the physical, emotional, financial and logistical impacts of abuse and rebuild their lives. Hersana supports Black women, Black girls, Black transwoman and Black non-binary people – who identify with and feel safe ins feminine spaces.
Telephone: 0333 016 9610
Email: info@hersana.org
Website: https://www.hersana.org/
Jewish Women’s Aid
Jewish Women's Aid is the UK's only specialist organisation dedicated to supporting Jewish women and children affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence.
Helpline: 0808 801 0500
Email: advice@jwa.org.uk
Webchat: www.jwa.org.uk/webchat
Kiran Project
The Kiran Project provides support to Asian women experiencing domestic violence. They provide safe supported housing to South Asian women and children, free and confidential immigration advice, counselling and legal advice:
Telephone: 020 8558 1986
Email: info@kiranss.org.uk
Website: https://www.kiranss.org.uk/
Sistah Space
Sistah Space support African & Caribbean heritage women and families affected by domestic abuse. They ensure that cultural factors are not only considered but understood and work to end the ignorance around the black experience of domestic abuse. Through their work, they aim to ensure that cultural barriers and biases are removed and that our service users are given equal support from us and any other agency they go to for help.
Address: 18-22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL
Telephone: 020 7846 8350
Email: support@sistahspace.org
Website: https://www.sistahspace.org/
Somalian Women Centre
Somalian Women’s Centre offers advice and information for the Somali community living in and around Ealing on housing, immigration, nationality and asylum, education, employment and welfare rights.
Telephone: 020 8752 1787
Southall Black Sisters
Southall Black Sisters provide advice and assistance on domestic and gender-based violence and inter-related issues such as homelessness, immigration/asylum problems, property, civil, family and criminal proceeding and mental health. They primarily support Black and Brown women.
Address: 21 Avenue Road, Southall, Middlesex, UB1 3BL
Telephone: 020 8571 0800
Email: info@southallblacksisters.co.uk
Website: https://southallblacksisters.org.uk/
NATIONAL SERVICEs
CIS’ters
CIS’ters is a survivor-led group for women who, as female children/teens, were raped/sexually abused by a member of their immediate/extended family.
Telephone: 02380 338080
Email: helpme@cisters.org.uk
Website: https://www.cisters.org.uk
Galop
Galop support for LGBT+ people who experience sexual assault, harassment, image-based sexual abuse, or other forms of sexual situations that happen without consent.
Helpline: 0800 999 5428
Email: help@galop.org.uk
Webchat: https://galop.org.uk/get-help/helplines/
Karma Nirvana
Karma Nirvana are the first specialist charity for victims and survivors of Honour Based Abuse in the UK. Since 1993, they have led the campaign against Honour Based Abuse – supporting, empowering and educating those impacted, so they can live a life free of abuse.
Helpline: 0800 5999 247
Website: https://karmanirvana.org.uk/
The National Association for People Abused in Childhood
The National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC) provides a UK-wide support line for adults who have suffered any type of abuse in childhood including physical, sexual, emotional abuse or neglect.
Address: NAPAC, Herald House, 15 Lamb’s Passage, Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 8TQ
Helpline: 0808 801 0331
Email: support@napac.org.uk
Website: http://www.napac.org.uk/
Rape Crisis
Rape Crisis offer a 24/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line. The telephone support for anyone aged 16+ in England and Wales who has been affected by rape, child sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment or any other form of sexual violence – at any point in their life.
Website: https://rapecrisis.org.uk/ / https://247sexualabusesupport.org.uk/
Helpline: 0808 500 2222
Online Chat: to speak to someone click here [https://247sexualabusesupport.org.uk/?utm_source=rapecrisis.org.uk&utm_medium=want+to+talk+page&utm_campaign=support+line+website&utm_content=hero+block+bullet+points&_gl=1*1ip9wph*_ga*MTQ5NDI3ODgwMi4xNzI2MjI1NzU2*_ga_T6N32822TV*MTcyNjIyNTc1NS4xLjEuMTcyNjIyNTgzNC41My4wLjA. ]
Refuge
Refuge run the National Domestic Abuse Helpline. If you require out of hours support, you can call helpline, and the service can help you to find a refuge space or local support service
Address: Refuge, Tintagel House, Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TY
Telephone: 0808 2000 247
Call Back Request: https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/en/Contact-us
Website: https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/Chat-to-us-online/
Revenge Porn Helpline
The Revenge Porn Helpline supports adult victims of intimate image abuse who live in the UK. We provide advice, guidance and support with helping to remove intimate content which has been non-consensually shared online
Telephone: 0345 6000 459
Website: www.revengepornhelpline.org.uk
Email: help@revengepornhelpline.org.uk
Anonymous Reporting form: https://swgfl.org.uk/whisper/rph1/
Respond
Respond works with children and adults with learning disabilities who have experienced abuse or trauma, as well as those who have abused others, through psychotherapy, advocacy, campaigning and other support.
Telephone: 0207 383 0700
Email: admin@respond.org.uk
Website: https://www.respond.org.uk
Restitute
Restitute CIC is a lived experience organisation supporting parents, carers, partners, loved ones and anyone else with caring responsibilities for survivors of sexual abuse, sexual violence and other serious violence.
Email: support@restitute.org
Website: https://www.restitute.org
Support Line
SupportLine provides confidential emotional support do children, young adults, to anyone who is isolate, at risk, vulnerable and victims of abuse. They specialise in providing emotional support for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and anyone that has been ra[e/sexually assaulted.
The Survivors Trust
The Survivors Trust offer a free and confidential helpline to any survivor anywhere in the UK and Ireland that feels like they need to talk.
Helpline: 08088 010 818
Text Service: 07860 022 956
Email: helpline@thesurvivorstrust.org
Suzy Lamplaugh Trust
They Suzy Lamplugh Trust operates the National Stalking Helpline, which provides practical information, support and advice on risk, safe planning and legalisation to victims or stalking, their friends and family
Telephone: 0808 802 0300
Contact Form: https://www.suzylamplugh.org/forms/national-stalking-helpline-enquiry-form
Website: https://www.suzylamplugh.org/
Victim Support
Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting victims of crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. They provide specialist help to support people to cope and move on to the point where they feel they are back on track with their lives.
Helpline: 0808 1689 111
Text Relay: Relay UK app – [ https://www.relayuk.bt.com/how-to-use-relay-uk/download-app.html ]
Live Chat: to speak to someone - https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help/support-near-you/live-chat/
Woman’s Aid
Women's Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. We have been at the forefront of shaping and coordinating responses to domestic violence and abuse through practice for almost 50 years.
Email: helpline@womensaid.org.uk
Online Chat: To speak to someone click here – [ https://chat.womensaid.org.uk/?_gl=1*l2pnze*_ga*MTEwNjA2OTg1NC4xNzI2Mzg2Nzk1*_ga_C8H9JGBD77*MTcyNjM4Njc5NC4xLjEuMTcyNjM4Njg2OC4wLjAuMA..]
Website: https://www.womensaid.org.uk/