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WHAT IS SEXUAL VIOLENCE?

What do we mean by Sexual Violence?

Sexual violence means any sexual activity or act that happened without consent.

It can include rape, sexual assault, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment. Other types include indecent exposure and cyber flashing and sexual exploitation.

This is not a complete list. It’s okay to be confused and you don’t have to have all the words yet. If something sexual happened to you that didn’t feel right or good, we are here to support you.

ARCH-ED PREVENTION PROGRAMME

If you are in an a school or education setting, youth worker, safeguarding lead, or teacher, we can also offer a series of workshops to help support and work alongside your relationship and sex education programmes (RSE).

Research shows that there is a need for prevention education amongst our young people.

Young people are experiencing more forms of sexual violence more especially with the introduction of social media and mobile technology. Our ARCH-ED prevention programme has been developed for settings that engage with children and young people.

Our Workshops

The workshops will provide young people with a safe space to hear one another and explore issues of sexual violence.

Workshop topics include:

Gender
Consent
Impact of Sexual Violence
Sexualisation and Pornography
Social Media

ARCH understands that schools and other educational settings run on a busy timetable and so can be flexible with how the ARCH-ED Prevention Programme can be delivered. Please contact us to find out more.

TRAINING

Our specialist ARCH training is informed by our years of frontline experience and the content is continually reviewed and shaped to ensure that it meets the needs of its audience.

Our training is certified by the Certified Professional Development (CPD) certification service and delivered by members of our experienced team who have experience of working with sexual violence victim/survivors and who also hold a training accreditation.

The training is appropriate for a range of professionals including but not limited to Health practitioners, social workers, teachers, students, outreach and project workers, housing advisors, drug and alcohol workers, IDVA’s, counsellors, victim support workers, mental health practitioners and police officers.

For more information on the training we offer and prices, please contact us at training@archteesside.org or on 01642 822335.

OTHER SUPPORT

The Teesside SARC offers free support and practical help to anyone in Teesside who has experienced sexual violence and/or sexual abuse.

SARC Teesside

Rape Crisis England and Wales is the national charity working to end sexual violence and abuse. RCEW are the membership organisation for Rape Crisis Centres and provide specialist information and support to all those affected by sexual violence in England & Wales. This includes a national 24/7 helpline and live chat service.

Rape Crisis England and Wales

Safeline provide the #5MillionMen National Male Survivors Helpline: 0808 800 5005.

They also provide emotional support via telephone, SMS (text) and email.

National Male Survivors Helpline

Survivors UK provides an online helpline and other services for adult men (aged 18+) who want to talk about rape or sexual abuse. They also provide a searchable database of specialist support services for men and boys.

Survivors UK

Self Help

CONTACT US

For help and advice, please email us at support@archteesside.org

Professional Referral Terms

Please read before filling out the referral form:

ARCH Teesside Counselling Service provides therapeutic support for anyone in Middlesbrough, Stockton and Hartlepool who has experienced rape or any form of sexual abuse and is struggling to cope with their feelings and emotions in relation to these experiences. We also offer support to Men and Boys from Redcar and Cleveland. We work in partnership to support the needs of children and young people. We are a victim focused organisation and as such we do not work with anyone who has been accused of convicted of sexual violence.

Therapy can be hard work and extremely challenging, especially in the early days. It is therefore important that you consider the appropriateness of ARCH for the client’s needs before making a referral. For example, we are unable provide emergency crisis support or work with complex or severe mental health issues.

In the best interests of the client, consideration should be given to specialist services for anyone who is struggling with issues relating to substance misuse.

Please note: We reserve the right to refuse referrals with respect to all criteria referred to above. All relevant risk and need information should be sent with the referral, contact 01642 822335 for more information.

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