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Support for Children and Young People, aged 17 years and under

Thank you for taking the time to research us and see what support we are able to offer. We understand it can be really difficult to talk about what has happened to you but we want you to know that we believe you and are here to help. Our workers are specialists in helping children and young people who have been sexually harmed. There are lots of different ways sexual harm can take place, including in person, online or over your mobile. People who sexually harm others use lots of different tactics to do so. This can include grooming you, showing love and affection, manipulating you, telling you lies and threatening you or your family. It can be hard for you to know that you have been harmed if the person who has abused you has used any of these methods.

Our main goal is to make sure you are safe. Sexual harm is a crime. This means we have to work alongside other agencies including Children’s Social Care and the Police. We can’t work with you unless you have been protected from harm. Once we know you have been safeguarded we can offer different kinds of support depending on what you need. This includes Children’s Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy, Therapeutic Wellbeing Support and Therapy.

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Childrens Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (CHISVA)

If you've reported what happened to you to the police, or if you're thinking about reporting it, our Independent Sexual Violence Advocates (or ISVAs) can support you through the process, from the first step right through to after your case has ended.

Wellbeing Support

This service can support you - in a less formal way than counselling - to make decisions about your next steps that feel right for you. It can also help you with day-to-day practical problems you might be having because of what you've been through.

Children's Therapy

Counselling is when you and a counsellor meet at agreed times, for a set amount of time, to talk about emotional difficulties you're going through and to explore what might be causing them. Counsellors don't give advice or tell you what to do. The Children's therapy we offer is a similar service to counselling, specifically for children and young people.