Central Scotland Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Centre

Role/remit

Provides a free and confidential service of emotional support and practical information to survivors of sexual violation. Provides support for family and friends of survivors to ensure as wide a support network as possible for survivors. Covers Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire.

Services for

For anyone who has experienced rape, sexual assault or childhood sexual abuse. Work with statutory, voluntary, community and public groups in raising awareness of the issues surrounding sexual violation.

Prevention work: primary

Central Scotland Youth Project is an innovative process that offers young people opportunities to increase self-esteem, to achieve and develop confidence whilst enhancing mainstream education. Following consultation with service users as to how best to address the issues surrounding the cause and effects of all kinds of violence, the consensus of opinion was to “teach” young people that where there was respect, there would be no violence. The Youth Project was then designed and developed and has been delivered over a six week period to 1st /2nd / 3rd year pupils within secondary schools throughout forth Valley since 1999.
Delivers awareness talks to senior students on the effects of sexual violence, alcohol abuse and the dangers of drug facilitated sexual assault. Each student completes an evaluation sheet which gives them the opportunity for comments and feedback indicates that 97% of student’s awareness has increased. These talks are provided annually in secondary schools throughout Forth Valley.

Evaluation of prevention work

Teacher and pupil evaluation sheets.

Contact details

Cathy Steele
1 Glebe Avenue
Stirling
FK8 2HZ
Phone 01786 446887
Email csrcc@ic24.net
Website rapecrisiscentralscotland.co.uk