Bedfordshire Survivors

Please see below the services we deliver for those living in Bedfordshire

Peterborough Rape Crisis Care Group (PRCCG)

A charity dedicated to supporting all survivors of rape and any form of sexual violence, no matter when the incident happened.

Emotional support

This service is called ‘Making SENSE of Trauma’ and has been designed and developed over a number years in partnership with a trauma consultant, experienced counsellors and survivors. Our aim is to walk alongside survivors giving them tools, resources and coping mechanisms to bounce forward from their trauma. This service is also available to those who are supporting a loved one who has experienced sexual violence.

This service is ideal for

  • Available to supporters aged 16 and above
  • Available to all genders
  • Delivered via telephone, email, text and via online video calls
  • Sessions delivered on a fortnightly basis over 16 weeks

Referral forms

Children’s Counselling

Our counselling service is available to children who have experienced sexual violence and is delivered by experienced and qualified counsellors

  • Available to children aged 5 to 16
  • Support provided in person and various locations throughout Bedfordshire
  • Sessions delivered weekly for a maximum of 12 sessions

Referral forms

Advocacy

Our advocacy service is delivered by Independent Sexual Violence Advocates. We use the terms ‘ISVA’ when supporting adults and ‘ChISVA’ when supporting children and young people. Our team of ISVAs and ChISVAs will support survivors through the criminal justice process but also offer informed choice sessions to those who are thinking of reported to the police but are unsure about where to start. The role of an ISVA is set out by the Home Office to provide emotional/practical support, be survivor led and independent from any other organisation (including the police)

This service is ideal for

  • Available to all ages and all genders
  • Support provided in person, via telephone, email, text and via online video calls
  • Support available depending on your needs and throughout the criminal justice process

Referral forms

I have been supporting my daughter, where my daughter would share things and get upset I didn’t know how to handle it and working with Jenny has gave me the skills and confidence to support my daughter. I have been less stressed and I haven’t been panicked. Being able to talk to Jenny has made me feel like this is what happened and this is how I hold the space, and this is how I remain calm to support my daughter. The support helped me make sense of what happened. I most valued just having the time and the space to talk and discuss any issue around my daughter and also how I was feeling. I even thought Jenny was flexible with the times, she’d make an appointment for every two weeks and I stretched it to 4 weeks to ensure I had time to reflect and do things I needed at home. Jenny was flexible and it was really good. Its all excellent.”

For professionals

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