Unsure what to do?
Your Support Options
Whether you have been personally affected by sexual violence or you are supporting a friend or family member, we hope that you will be able to access the right support for you. Everyone copes in their own way, and it is important that survivors of sexual violence are able to decide the best way forward for themselves.
University and 'Students Union' Support
Campus based Sexual & Domestic Violence Advisor
The University has appointed a dedicated campus based Sexual & Domestic Violence Advisor, Lisa Woodhouse who can provide advice and emotional support for anyone affected by sexual violence.
Email: Lisa.Woodhouse@warwick.ac.uk
Telephone: via Wellbeing Support Services, 02476 575570
Report and Support
You can report an incident of sexual & domestic Violence using the University's online reporting portal. You can report anonymously or you can opt for an advisor to get in touch. Report and Support have a dedicated team of Student Liaison Officers to provide you with guidance and support.
Provides free, confidential, impartial advice for all students and is independent from the University. Based on the top floor of SUHQ.
Online Contact Form
Offers help/guidance and can refer you to specialist services. Based at Senate House.
Email: studentsupport@warwick.ac.uk
Telephone: 02476 575570
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm & Fri 9am-4pm
If your studies are affected, we would advise contacting Wellbeing Support Services, the SU Advice Centre or your personal tutor to get advice on the options available to you (for example, mitigating circumstances or taking temporary withdrawal).
External Support Services
BlueSky Centre
Provides support, including medical care and optional police intervention, for recent survivors of sexual violence in the local area. It is staffed 24/7, 365 days of the year.
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BlueSky Centre is a Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) that provides support to recent (i.e. within the last 7 days) and historic survivors of sexual violence in Coventry and Warwickshire.
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It is a single location where any victim of rape or serious assault will receive medical care, Police intervention (if they choose to report the crime) and various other support services.
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The SARC will usually be staffed during normal working hours, but is available for use via a call-out system on a 24/7 basis, 365 days of the year.
Website: blueskycentre.org.uk
Email: geh-tr.theblueskycentre@nhs.net
Office telephone.: 01926 507805
G4S Call Centre (Police): 0800 970 0371
Location: George Eliot Hospital, College Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 7DJ
Coventry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre (CRASAC)
Provides free and confidential support including counselling, information, and advocacy for all survivors who have experienced sexual abuse of any kind in their life. Also provides an ISVA service which offers support throughout the criminal justice process.
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Counselling can also be provided to parents/carers/partners and supporters of survivors. All their staff and volunteers are self-defining women and they provide safe spaces. Their helpline and ISVA services are also available to men and boys.
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CRASAC responds to people in their self-defined gender, rather than in the gender assigned to them at birth. In addition to having an LGBT+ representative, they conduct regular service reviews to assess how accessible and inclusive their service is, and continue to provide training and resources to staff on gender and sexuality diversity. CRASAC also offers effective and appropriate interpretation for clients with language barriers. In addition, CRASAC reaches out to people who cannot reach in due to existing barriers by providing outreach support for Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities.
Website: crasac.org.uk
Email: clientservices@crasac.org.uk
Tel: 024 7627 7777
Open Monday to Thursday 9am–5pm & Friday 9am–3pm.
Rape Crisis England
This is a national charity and umbrella body for a network of independent rape crisis organisations. Their website contains lots of useful information and can help you find local organisations which can give guidance.
Find your nearest Rape Crisis Centre here.
Website: rapecrisis.org.uk
Tel: 0808 802 9999
Open: 12-2.30pm & 7-9.30pm every day, plus 3-5.30pm weekdays.
Offers free counselling, support groups, and an ISVA service.
Helpline: 01788 551150
Safeline offers free specialist, independent, tailored support to anyone affected by sexual abuse and rape. This includes free counselling and helplines, independent sexual violence advocates (ISVA), and prevention and early interventions to prevent abuse.
Safeline also has a national male and non-binary helpline and specialist support for these survivors.
Our phone and online counselling service support adult survivors of sexual abuse that occurred before the age of 18
Face-to-face counselling supports anyone affected by sexual abuse, including past or present abuse
Our ISVA provides practical support, information and advice to anyone who has experienced sexual violence/abuse, whether it has been reported to the police or not. ISVAs also act as an advocate if you have to deal with other agencies such as the police or SARC (Sexual assault referral centre).
Our national male helpline offers specialist and tailored help and support to men of all ages who have experienced sexual abuse. This includes helplines, a live chat and a text service.
We support anyone who identifies as male or non-binary with this service.
Warwickshire helpline: 0808 800 5008
ISVA service: isva@safeline.org.uk
National telephone and online counselling inquiries: 01926 402 498
or email directly at onlinecounselling@safeline.org.uk
National male helpline: 0808 800 5005
Safeline office/ general inquiries: 01926 402 498
Provides therapeutic counselling for all students at any level or time at university.
Email: counselling@warwick.ac.uk
Telephone: 02476 523761
Location: Westwood House, Westwood Campus
Provides advice and emotional support for anyone affected by sexual violence.
Email: charlotte.lewis@crasac-org.uk
Telephone: 02476 277777
Location: SU Advice Centre, Wellbeing Support Services and Coventry Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre (CRASAC), depending on where survivors feel most comfortable.
Further Health Services
Offers a range of services, including sexual health services on Floor 3.
Telephone: 0300 200 0060
Location: Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry, CV1 4FS
Free and confidential care and advice on sexually transmitted infections and contraception, available via drop-in or appointment.
Location: Floor 3, City of Coventry Health Centre, 2 Stoney Stanton Road, CV1 4FS.
Telephone: 0300 020 0027
National Support
Provides emotional support and information for any survivor of sexual violence or abuse.
Freephone: 0808 802 9999 (Noon-2.30pm and 7pm-9.30pm every day)
Open to people of all genders affected by domestic & sexual violence.
Freephone: 0808 2000 247
Text support: 07797 805839
Campaign and support organisation with a focus on female genital mutilation (FGM).
Email: support@forwarduk.org.uk
Telephone: 02089 604000
Open: Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm
Provides a wide range of support services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people.
Email: info@lgbt.foundation
Telephone: 0345 330 3030 (Mon-Fri 9am-9pm & Sat 10am-6pm)