CRCC provides a free specialist counselling service for women and girls who have been subjected to sexual violence, no matter when that abuse occurred. Over the last five years, referrals to this service have increased by 110%. We are raising funds to enable us to meet this need and demand.
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Situation
With 68,387 rapes recorded in 2023 and record numbers of sexual offence cases waiting for court, our counselling service is crucial for women & girl survivors. This is reflected in the demand for an intensity of support with 110% increase in referrals over 5 years. There has been a 30% increase in re-referrals in the last year and a 430% increase in the last 5 years. Our counselling service does not have secure long-term funding. Nor has our funding increased to a level that matches demand.
Solution
Additional funding will enable us to get women and girls off our waiting list and into life-saving trauma-informed counselling. Every £750 raised provides 15 sessions for a survivor of sexual violence. The feedback from survivors who have used our counselling service is that our user-led service in a safe women-only space is essential in helping survivors cope with the impacts of sexual violence and abuse. We provide women and girls the support to not only recover, but to flourish and thrive.
