Safety Warning
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Safety Warning
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It takes courage for anyone to pick up the phone or make contact with us – our centre is open to any person who has survived any form of sexual violence. That could be childhood abuse, sexual harassment, assault or rape. When you phone the centre, usually a staff member will answer the phone to you, if someone does not answer, you can leave a voicemail and we will reach out to you. Every situation is individual so don’t feel you should know exactly what to ask for.
Some people who contact us wish simply to talk on the phone with a staff member about their experience. Others who contact us wish to know more about services such as Court and Garda Accompaniment services. For some, they may have been recently raped/assaulted and want some advice on getting a forensic examination.
For others, they may like to attend our centre for counselling – if you wish to attend for counselling, then we will take your contact details and arrange an assessment to be carried out
Click here for more details on services open to you – click here
When someone discloses any form of sexual violence, whether recent or in the past, it is never easy. Whether you are a friend, family member or professional, our advice in these circumstances is to tell them:
Please feel free to call us if you need any information. Our helpline is available to supporters and professionals
In addition, attached below are some publications and resource packs that might be of use
Garda and Court Accompaniment Services
Yes, our centre is open to any person who has survived any form of abuse whether it happened in their childhood some years ago or more recently.
Sometimes, when people contact us, there is a tendancy to minimise the abuse saying “What happened me wasn’t as serious as someone else”. We would reassure anyone, who needs our support that our centre is open to them.
Yes. Regardless of sex or gender identity, Rape Crisis Midwest is available to any survivor of sexual violence.
We have a dedicated page to this on our website – click here
No, you don’t. If at some point you make a decision to report a rape or any abuse, we can guide you through this process including providing someone to accompany you when making this statement to the Gardai.
Please also see our link here to Garda and Court Accompaniment services we provide- click here
Rape Crisis Midwest regards client confidentiality as a priority in all of its work with the people who access our services for their many different needs i.e. information, support, accompaniment or counselling.
However, issues regarding child protection or the safety of individual clients may arise where there is a legal requirement to furnish information to a child protection agency or the justice system. Rape Crisis Midwest will discuss any concerns people may have on an individual basis when we are contacted.
Client are informed of the current law in place regarding counselling notes – more information can be found here – this can be directly discussed with your therapist upon commencement of therapy.
No, we don’t have resources to provide that type of service at the moment but please contact us on our freephone 1800 311 511, email us on [email protected] or send us a DM on any of our social media outlets
RCM provides information only services for adolescents between the ages of 14 to 16 years and must be in the presence of a guardian.
RCM provided counselling services for young people between the ages of 16 to 18 years. However, we would require parental or guardian’s consent to allow the young person to commence counselling. The guardian will be asked to attend the initial appointment to sign the relevant consent forms. After which the young person would attend the counselling sessions on their own. Confidentiality issues will be discussed at the initial appointment.
We also see adults from the age of 18 years upwards.
The duration of counselling is different for everyone and we have no time limit for how many sessions you can have.
The counselling process is monitored with your counsellor on a regular basis to see if it is beneficial to you. A session is usually 50-60 minutes in length and is either once per week, fortnight or month depending on your needs.