Overview of services
• Counselling and support for anyone who has experienced sexual violence whether recently or in the past, aged 14 up.
• Support for victim’s family members and friends
• Accompaniment to Gardai, SATU, Court, etc.
• Information – legal system, medical and & referral to other services as needed.
• Professionally qualified counsellors specialised in the area of sexual violence and trauma.
• Counselling service in Dungarvan
• All services are free of charge.
• Prevention, awareness raising and training.
Our aim is to offer help and support to anyone who has experienced sexual violence of any kind. This may have been recently, some years ago or in childhood.
We take calls from people of all ages, creeds, ethnic groups and orientations. Our counsellors will also speak with friends, relatives and concerned persons as well as take general queries.
Here in the Waterford Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre we acknowledge that it takes courage to phone or to call into the Centre for the first time and we assure you that if you contact us you will be treated with dignity and respect.
Perhaps, in visiting this website you are taking a first step on your journey towards healing and we encourage you to take the next step and call us.