Children’s Therapy

If you decide that you don’t want to make a formal complaint to the police after you have given your initial statement, but are struggling with what has happened to you, then we can still support you. Our therapists are specially trained and will help you feel safe and secure. The therapist will support you to process the trauma caused by the sexual harm so this doesn’t keep bothering you. Your therapy will take place on a weekly basis in our specialist rooms at BSARCS.

Once we have received your self-referral or a referral from a family member or professional, our children’s service manage will decide what type of support will suit you best.

Child Referral Form

To be able to use this service, a child or young person needs to:

• Be aged 0 up to 17
• Live in Barnsley
• Have experienced or impacted by sexual abuse that has been reported to and investigated by the police and/or social care – and any criminal proceedings need to have ended before support begins*
• Be in a safe and stable environment
• Have given their consent to being referred to BSARCS (for younger children, a parent’s or carer’s consent is required)

If you’re supporting a child who meets all of these criteria, or if you’re thinking about whether our service might be right for your child or a child you care for but aren’t sure, you can give us a call on 01226 320140 to talk about it.

*BSARCS provides a separate support service for children and young people who are currently involved in court proceedings. See our support to report page here