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    • What is Sexual Harrassment?
    • What is Revenge Porn?
    • What is Stalking?
    • What is Non-recent and Historical Abuse?
    • Myths around Sexual Violence
    • What is Consent (Adults)?
    • Consent and Young People
    • What is Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)?
    • Signs that a Child may be being Abused
    • What is Grooming?
    • What is Peer on Peer Abuse?
  • Surviving
    • What to do if you have been recently sexually assaulted
    • Coping Stategies for Survivors
    • How can I support someone I care about who has been sexually assaulted?
    • Support for men and boys
    • Support for LGBTQ+ people
    • Support for people with a learning disability
    • Support for People with Physical Disabilities
    • Support for People that swap or sell sex
    • Safety tips for people who swap or sell sex
    • Support during pregnancy
    • What is counselling?
    • What is Dissociation?
    • What is a Panic Attack?
    • What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
    • Trauma Bonds (Stockholm syndrome)
    • Eating Disorders
    • Self-harm
    • Suicide
    • Help for Parents of Children Who Have Been Sexually Abused
    • Support for children who have been sexually abused
    • Helping a child recover from sexual abuse
    • Helping your child stay safe online
  • Reporting
    • Options for reporting (or not)
    • What happens after you report a rape or sexual assault to the Police?
    • What is a SARC? (Sexual Assault Referral Centre)
    • What is a Forensic Medical Examination?
    • What is a Children’s Sexual Assault Centre? (CSARC)
    • What is an ISVA (Independent Sexual Violence Adviser)
    • What happens if I go to court?
    • What is Pre-Trial Therapy?
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    • Agencies that can support with going to court
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    • What is Sexual Harrassment?
    • What is Revenge Porn?
    • What is Stalking?
    • What is Non-recent and Historical Abuse?
    • Myths around Sexual Violence
    • What is Consent (Adults)?
    • Consent and Young People
    • What is Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)?
    • Signs that a Child may be being Abused
    • What is Grooming?
    • What is Peer on Peer Abuse?
  • Surviving
    • What to do if you have been recently sexually assaulted
    • Coping Stategies for Survivors
    • How can I support someone I care about who has been sexually assaulted?
    • Support for men and boys
    • Support for LGBTQ+ people
    • Support for people with a learning disability
    • Support for People with Physical Disabilities
    • Support for People that swap or sell sex
    • Safety tips for people who swap or sell sex
    • Support during pregnancy
    • What is counselling?
    • What is Dissociation?
    • What is a Panic Attack?
    • What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
    • Trauma Bonds (Stockholm syndrome)
    • Eating Disorders
    • Self-harm
    • Suicide
    • Help for Parents of Children Who Have Been Sexually Abused
    • Support for children who have been sexually abused
    • Helping a child recover from sexual abuse
    • Helping your child stay safe online
  • Reporting
    • Options for reporting (or not)
    • What happens after you report a rape or sexual assault to the Police?
    • What is a SARC? (Sexual Assault Referral Centre)
    • What is a Forensic Medical Examination?
    • What is a Children’s Sexual Assault Centre? (CSARC)
    • What is an ISVA (Independent Sexual Violence Adviser)
    • What happens if I go to court?
    • What is Pre-Trial Therapy?
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About Sexual Violence and Abuse

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About Sexual Violence and Abuse
What is Sexual Violence and Abuse?
What is Rape?
What is Sexual Assault?
What is Incest?
What is Sexual Harrassment?
What is Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)?
What is Revenge Porn?
What is Stalking?
What is Non-recent and Historical Abuse?
Myths around Sexual Violence
What is Consent (Adults)?
Consent and Young People
What is Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)?
Signs that a Child may be being Abused
What is Grooming?
What is Peer on Peer Abuse?

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“Without my ISVA, in particular Cat , I would never have survived taking a paedophile to court who sexually abused me continuously at school for 2 years. That man got 20 years prison sentence and got extended on his failed High Court appeal.”
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