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  (for tests for sexually transmissible infections)
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How we can help

• About Tyneside Rape Crisis Centre
• Are the counsellors professionally qualified?
• Can I bring someone with me?
• Counselling bases in Northumberland
• Do you have a waiting list?
• Face to face counselling
• General information leaflet
• How do I book sessions?
• How long will each counselling session last?
• Is the service confidential?
• Is the service free?
• If this has happened to You
• If you arrange a Counselling Session
• Specialist Information Service / Library
• What areas do you cover?
• What is counselling?
• What model do you use?
• What we offer
• Who is the service for?
• Who we are

Links

• Find Support in your Area
• Local Services
• National agencies
• Rape Crisis England and Wales
• Useful Links: Northumberland
• Useful Links: Young women

News

• Petition to stop the removal of Leonie and Stacey Mendo
• Jo Brand and David Miliband MP visit TRCC and pledge their support
• Abseil 2011 update
• Annual General Meeting, 19 October 2011
• Woman takes on Great North Run and Sprint Triathlon for TRCC!
• New website search facility
• Tyneside Outreach project: information for local agencies
• Visual Media Exhibition on Sexual Violence

Publications

• Annual Reports
• Flashbacks   Order form
• Learning Disability and Sexual Abuse report
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• Order form for publications (for Tyneside and Northumberland agencies only)
• Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence [opens in a new window]
• TRCC Information leaflet
• TRCC Writers Group Anthology: 'My Words'
• Why can't she forget?

Talks and Visits

• Northumberland
• Tyne & Wear

Training

• Course fees
• Courses offered
• How to book
• How we work
• In-house training
• Northumberland training programme 2011/12 [opens in a new window]
• Tyneside training programme 2011/12 [opens in a new window]
• Practice Issues & Self Care for non-counselling Staff workshop
• Working with Adult Survivors of Sexual Violence workshop

Volunteering

• Criminal Records Bureau disclosure
• Do you offer placements for counselling students?
• Eligibility
• How do I become a volunteer?
• How much time will I have to give?
• Recruitment and Training
• Volunteer in Northumberland
• Volunteer Roles
• What qualifications do I need?
• What support is offered to volunteers?
• Will I receive expenses?

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Grace: Northumberland Sexual Violence Project

• Contact Grace
• Counselling bases
• Helpline
• Talks and Visits
• Training
• Want to Volunteer?
• What does Grace offer?
• What is Grace?

Useful links (Northumberland)

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Young Women

• Child sexual abuse
• Organised abuse
• Rape
• Ritual abuse
• Sexual assault
• Sexual harassment
• What is sexual violence

Myths

• The abuser / rapist was drunk, on drugs, depressed, under stress etc
• The girl / woman was flirting, had a bad reputation, was wearing a short skirt etc. She was asking for it.
• If you have been sexually abused you will become an abuser
• Most abuse is just a one-off incident done in a moment of madness
• Once a man is aroused he has to have sex - he can't help himself
• She must have wanted it if she didn't fight back and get hurt
• The young woman had been binge drinking
• Young women lie about being sexually abused or raped to get attention

Personal safety

• Regaining power
• Trust your instincts
• Safety tips

Possible effects of sexual violence

Quiz

• Answers

Supporting a friend

• Helpful responses

Surviving experiences of sexual violence

• Ask for help
• Do things you enjoy
• Express it
• Keep in touch with friends
• Phone a supportline
• Remember your rights and what you're worth
• Surviving
• Try to talk about it

Tricks used by abusers

Useful links

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