As a registered charity, Rape Crisis also works to raise awareness of sexual violence and campaign for change.
Rape Crisis is independent of the government and criminal justice system, and its services are available irrespective of whether or not the person wants to report the assault.
[3] A study by Durham University[4] found that Rape Crisis centres are highly effective in supporting women who have been sexually assaulted.
Nicole Westmarland and colleagues asked women who had used Rape Crisis centres about the ways in which the support they received had helped them in their lives.
The number of people who said that they felt in control of their life doubled following Rape Crisis counselling, and mental health symptoms such as flashbacks and panic attacks were alleviated in around a third of the women who had initially reported these problems.