Ireland,
Sligo
The response of the Centre to the issues of sexual violence is to provide the following services universally:
- Crisis counselling
- Ongoing face to face counselling
- Outreach counselling
- Free phone helpline
- Support, advocacy and information for survivors, in particular around legal issues
- Relationship counselling
- Survivors Support Group Counselling, support and information for supporters of survivors
- Hospital, court, GP, and/or Garda accompaniment
- Education, training and awareness-raising
- Lobbying and influencing policy on relevant issues through the Rape Crisis Network Ireland
- Networking, experience and information sharing with other relevant voluntary and statutory organisations
- Sligo town and environs
- Sligo - north
- Sligo - south, east and west
- Leitrim - Carrick-on-Shannon and environs
- Leitrim - south
- Leitrim - north
Also West Cavan
- Service provided at above address
- Service provided at various locations throughout the area covered
Outreach counselling service provided in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim
- Free
- Optional donation
- People can self-refer / access the service directly (without the need for a referral)
- Parents / guardians can refer
- Through GP
- Through schools
- Through Tusla Child and Family Social Workers
- Through other Tusla services (e.g. Education Welfare Service)
- Through HSE services
- Through other statutory services
- Through other community / voluntary service
Ideally parental permission is required but under some circumstances we would look for permission from another such as a Social Worker.
- Post-primary school age (13-18 years approx.)
- Young adults (18-24 years)
- Adults (25-64 years)
- Adults (65+ years)
Sexual violence
External clinical supervision once every 2 weeks in line with IACP, BACP, IAHIP, RCNI guidelines. Also peer supervision once every 2 months.
IACP, BACP, IAHIP, RCNI