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Here we’ve collected some links to other websites and resources you might find useful or interesting, whether you’ve been through sexual violence yourself or are supporting or caring for a victim or a survivor. If you have any questions, or there’s information you’re looking for that you can’t find at the links below, you can get in touch.

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General

Websites

IDAS

Independent Domestic Abuse Services, supports anyone experiencing or affected by domestic abuse.

MIND

Have an A-Z of resources

Pandora's Project

This is an online community for survivors of rape and sexual abuse, with lots of useful resources including online chat and a message board.

Rape Crisis England & Wales (RCEW)

RCEW is the national umbrella body for Rape Crisis Centres like BSARCS. We adhere to their specialist National Service Standards so you can be confident that we provide safe, good quality services. On their website you can find lots more information about sexual violence, including details of Rape Crisis services in other places.

SHOUT

Shout 85258 is a free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging support service for anyone who is struggling to cope.

The Survivors Trust (TST)

BSARCS is a member of TST, a national umbrella body for sexual violence and abuse support organisations across the UK and Ireland. Their website has lots of useful information for survivors and others.

Downloadable Guides

BSARCS Poster

Download a BSARCS poster here for your reception area or office space. Let’s make sexual harm something we talk about.

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Women

Downloadable

From Report to Court: A Handbook for Adult Survivors of Sexual Violence

this is a detailed booklet about reporting to the police and going through the criminal justice process. It is produced by Rights of Women a charity dedicated to helping women through the law.

Men

Websites

Ben’s Place

specialist online support and information for male sexual abuse survivors, provided by Survivors West Yorkshire.

Survivors Manchester

specialist support and information for male survivors of sexual violence.

Downloadable

A Self-Help Guide for Males Who Have Been Sexually Abused

information for men, their partners, families, friends and service providers. This resource is provided by Survivors West Yorkshire.

Parents

Websites

BICTD

Offer specialist support and resources for parents and carers.

CEOP

Child Exploitation & Online Protection

NSPCC

The UK’s leading charity in childhood abuse, sharing research and resources for professionals, parents, carers and children.

NSPCC Underpants Rule

With the help of our friendly dinosaur Pantosaurus, Talk PANTS is a simple conversation to help keep your child safe from sexual abuse.

PACE (Parents Against Child Exploitation)

provides information, support and resources for parents and carers of children and young people who’ve been through Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE).

Think U Know

The National Crime Agency's CEOP Education team aim to help protect children and young people from online child sexual abuse.

Books

Chicken Clicking

Jeanne Willis

Do you have a secret?

Jennifer Moore-Malinos

Exceptional Children’s Guide to touch

McKinley Hunter Manasco

My body belongs to me

Dagmar Geisler

Please explain anxiety to me

Laurie E. Zelinger

The Panicosaurus

Kay Al-Ghani

Therapeutic Parenting in a Nutshell

Sarah Naish

Webster’s bedtime

Hannah Whaley

Downloadable Guides

National Safety - useful guides

National Online Safety have produced some useful guides for parents on online safety and apps:

App Store

COD

Fifa

Fortnite

GTA

Instagram

KIK

Minecraft

Reddit

Roblox

Snapchat

Tumblr

Twitter

Whatsapp

Youtube

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