Community Outreach Team

We know that stigma attached to sexual violence maintains low levels of awareness about what sexual violence is. The pressure of avoiding shame and preserving the honour of the family, further silences victims and survivors. 

We recognise that language barriers and a lack of trust in professionals prevents access to services and our staff team consists of women representative from some of those communities which helps to build trust.  

We understand support needs to be accessible in the community and deliver workshops to community groups in a non-threatening way. 

Confidentiality is very important to us, and we offer a safe space to provide information about our services and ways to access our support.

Within our SOS Rape Crisis Team, we hope to shortly have a dedicated role such as an Engagement Counsellor and Engagement ISVA. These specialists play a crucial part in our efforts, ensuring that survivors receive the tailored support they deserve.

 For the provision of specialist workshops and training, we recommend  ICENA  - a social enterprise providing bespoke training and consultancy covering trauma, sexual harassment and sexual violence and a wide range of other issues for teachers, schools, businesses and the public.   

SOSRC, along with four other Rape Crisis Centres, is a founder member and shareholder of ICENA, and our expertise and experience feeds into ICENA work.  I contact ICENA's Director, Naomi Butters, on naomi@icena.net or by calling 07961 494907 to discuss what your school needs.