Information and resources for professionals working with a survivor

The most important and simple thing you can do to help a survivor of sexual violence is to listen and believe.

Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre supports survivors using the empowerment model. This is a holistic approach, with the goal of giving survivors the choices of which services they use, who they speak to and how they live their lives. We trust survivors to make the right decisions for themselves.

For all professional referrals, please ensure the survivor is aware of and has consented to the referral before completing the referral form.

We offer the following support options for professional referrals:

Advocacy support

Our Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy Service is available for all survivors of sexual violence, any age or gender, who live in Cambridgeshire or Peterborough.

To refer a survivor into this service and for more information, go to our advocacy service page and click on ‘Make a professional referral’.

Counselling

Our counselling service is available for survivors of rape, child sexual abuse or any form of sexual violence of any age (children aged 5 years and over) from across Cambridgeshire City, South Cambridgeshire, East Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire.

To refer a survivor into this service and for more information, go to our counselling service page and click on ‘Make a professional referral’.

Peer support groups

We offer peer support group support to women and girls from across Cambridgeshire City, South Cambridgeshire, East Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire.

For more information and availability please email groups@cambridgerapecrisis.org.uk.