Tell Someone
“Imagine maggots under your skin eating away slowly at your flesh every day.” - that’s what it can feel like for somebody who has been sexually abused.
This September, one brave survivor has agreed to waive her legal right to anonymity and tell her story on camera to encourage other victims of sexual abuse to tell someone.
When Jamie was ten years old, she was sexually abused by someone she trusted. Last year, her abuser was sentenced to 24 years in prison for nine counts of sexual assault.
Her story is one of trauma, hope and healing and she is ready to share it with the world.
Film contains topics viewers may find distressing. If you have been affected by Jamie's story, reach out for help and advice via the links below.
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Support and Guidance
If you've been raped or sexually assaulted, we're here for you. If you're ready to, you can report rape and sexual assault to us online.
But if you don't want to talk to us, or if you want extra support, there are lots of people who can help.
You're in control, and it's up to you who you talk to and what help you get.
You can speak to these people and organisations privately and confidentially, and unless they think someone is in serious danger, they won't share anything with us.
For more information, including guidance about specialist help, please click here.
A Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) is a place you can go after a rape or sexual assault to get confidential medical, practical and emotional support from specialist doctors, nurses and support workers.
We can refer you to a SARC or you can refer yourself without involving us at all.
Some SARCs are in hospitals, others stand alone. They have different names in different locations.
The Casa Suite is the SARC for Humberside.
Independent sexual violence advisors (ISVAs) are specially trained staff who give practical and emotional support to adults, children and their families.
An ISVA can help you in lots of different ways:
- if you're thinking of reporting to the police, but are unsure what that involves, they can talk you through the process
- if you do decide to report to us, they can support you throughout the investigation and if your case goes to court
- they can advise you about your health, wellbeing and rights
- they can help you access other support services
ISVAs are completely independent of us, and you can talk to them without involving us at all.
Finding an ISVA
An ISVA is a person not a place. ISVAs work in lots of different places, including some of the support organisations on this page.
Contact an organisation to ask whether they have an ISVA service. Or we can give you advice if you decide to get in touch with us.
Provides free, specialist and confidential support for victims of sexual violence or abuse. Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Call: 0808 500 2222
Delivered by Rape Crisis England and Wales, funded by UK Government.
Umbrella organisation supporting the work of Rape Crisis Centres for women and girls across England and Wales.
Umbrella agency for specialist rape and sexual abuse services around the UK.
A specialist service supporting victims of sexual violence across North and North East Lincolnshire, Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire.
If you're worried about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) or pregnancy, find sexual health services via the NHS website. You can also get help at a SARC.