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What to do in a crisis

The most important thing to remember is that it was not your fault.

It is irrelevant what you were wearing, how much you had to drink or whether you were in your own home or out for the evening – you did not ask to be raped or sexually assaulted. The blame is entirely the perpetrators.

We are here to help

  • Rape and Sexual Assault is nothing to be ashamed of
  • You do not need to keep it a secret
  • You are not on your own
  • You can talk to us in total confidence
  • You do not have to report to the police to access our services
  • You can just talk to us once or if you want we can give ongoing support

To talk in confidence call 0333 323 1543

An online resource for anyone wanting to know more about specialist sexual violence support services in the South West.

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Approximately 85,000 women and 12,000 men are raped in England and Wales alone every year.

We provide independent support for anyone (women, men, children) who has been the victim of rape and sexual abuse across the whole of Avon and Somerset area. We also provide women’s mental health and domestic abuse support services.

Click below for links to our sister organisations:

90% OF PEOPLE WITH AN EATING DISORDER IN THE UK ARE WOMEN.
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ON AVERAGE A WOMEN IS ASSAULTED 35 TIMES BEFORE THEY CALL THE POLICE.
Click here to visit our Next Link website.

Safe Link is a part of Next Link Domestic Abuse Services and Next Link comes under the umbrella of Missing Link Mental Health Services.

Safe Link provides support for victims of rape and sexual abuse.

Missing Link is a mental health and housing service for women in Bristol. We were established in 1982 to provide a range of housing and support to women that either have acute or long term mental health needs.

Missing Link supports women who are homeless, or have a history of sleeping rough or whose housing is at risk because of their mental health issues.

Missing Link strives to create a culture that encourages and values everyone’s differences and promotes mutual respect and shared understanding.

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Safeguarding

Protecting the vulnerable is a core value and is integral to how we work at Missing Link. We consider it the duty of staff, management committee and volunteers to promote the welfare of adults at risk, children and young people and to keep them protected and safe. We follow best practice to promote the safety, health and well-being of everyone that comes into contact with our services. (Our polices are available on request).

Our Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy and Safeguarding Adults at Risk Policy follow national and local guidance and are in line with Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018: A guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, Joint Safeguarding Adults Multi Agency Policy 2015 and The Care Act (2014).

Safe Link, 5 Queen Square, Bristol BS1 4JQ.

Tel: 0333 323 1543 Fax: (0117) 929 3290

email: Safe.Link@safelinksupport.co.uk

Missing Link is a Housing Association with charitable status, registered under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act (2014). Register No. 24218R

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