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If you have been a victim of rape or sexual assault and want to report it, please contact:
  • Greater Manchester Police on 0161 872 5050
  • In an emergency always dial: 999
  • Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111 (to report crime anonymously)
Alternatively, you can speak to a support agency for help and advice:

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St Mary’s Sexual Assault Referral Centre


St Mary’s provides a comprehensive and coordinated forensic, counselling and medical aftercare service to anyone in Greater Manchester who has experienced rape or sexual assault (whether recently or in the past). Services are offered on a 24-hour basis and if you do not wish to report the matter to the police, you can refer yourself. The police will not be contacted without your consent.



Contact details:

St Mary’s Sexual Assault Referral Centre,
St. Mary’s Hospital,
Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospitals NHS Trust, Hathersage Road,
Manchester
M13 0JH
Tel: 0161 276 6515 Fax: 0161 276 6691
E-mail: stmarys.sarc@cmmc.nhs.uk  
Web: www.stmaryscentre.org  


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Manchester Rape Crisis

This is a confidential support service run by women for women and girls who have been raped or sexually abused.

Contact details:
Confidential helpline: 0161 273 4500
Black and Minority Ethnic helpline: 0161 273 4514

Helpline times are as follows:
Wednesday 6-9pm
Thursday 6-9pm
Friday 2-5pm

Office number: 0161 273 4591 (open Monday to Friday, 10am –4pm)
E-mail: mrcrasacs@btconnect.com
Web: www.manchesterrapecrisis.co.uk

Victim Support logoVictim Support & Witness Service Greater Manchester

This support service helps Greater Manchester residents cope with the effects of crime by providing confidential support, counselling and information to victims and to witnesses attending court. They also provide support in the community and a separate waiting area in Magistrates and Crown Courts.

The services are free, confidential, independent of the police, courts and Crown Prosecution Service and available to everyone, whether or not the crime has been reported and regardless of when it happened.

Contact details:
Victim Support’s national telephone supportline on 0845 30 30 900
Greater Manchester Area Office:
153 – 157 Chorley Road
Swinton
Greater Manchester
M27 4AE
Tel: 0161 727 0240
Fax: 0161 727 0249
Or for details of how to contact Victim Support branches in your area, please visit: www.victimsupport.org.uk

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Survivors Manchester

Offers support and counselling for adult male survivors of sexual abuse and rape, regardless of when the event happened.



Contact details:
Tel: 07919 246 267
Email: support@survivorsmanchester.org.uk
Web: www.survivorsmanchester.org.uk

The Telephone Support Line is open Wed 7.00pm – 9.30pm. At all other times, there is a confidential answering machine service where you can leave a message with your contact details and we will endeavour to call you back within 24 hours.

There may also be opportunities to have a pre-arrange a telephone conversation outside the advertised times.

Survivors UK logoSurvivors UK

Provide information, support and counselling for men, who have been raped or sexually abused.


Contact details:

UK National Helpline: 0845 122 1201
7pm – 10pm – Mon, Tues and Thursday

Office number: 0208 691 8236

Address: 12A Evelyn Court,
Grinstead Road
London
SE8 5AD
E-mail: info@survivorsuk.org
Web: www.survivorsuk.org

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