Men & Boys
Many of the support organisations on the various links pages
can provide information and/or support to men and boys who have
experienced sexual violence. However, some offer support to only
women and girls, as do our own member centres.
The following services are specifically for men.
Men in Mind
● Provides information and support to bme men over the age of 16 who have experienced
mental health difficulties.
● Support workers with different ethnic language skills who aim to provide short term or one-to-one support by appointment only.
● Open access drop-in every Wednesday 1-4 at The Duncan Place Resource Centre based in Leith.
● Referral/self-referral.
Opening hours - Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-4.30pm
MASH (Men As Survivors Helpline)
The Men As Survivors Helpline provides a free telephone counselling service for men who have experienced any form of sexual abuse or sexual violence at any time in their lives.
The helpline is staffed by trained male and female counsellors skilled in supporting men who are coming to terms with their experiences.
You may call the helpline any Thursday evening between 7pm and 9pm. 0117 90 77 100
As well as its own service MASH can give information about other sources of help.
A second counsellor may monitor calls to ensure quality and consistency of service.
The National Association of Services for Male Sexual Abuse Survivors
Survivors UK
National helpline for male survivors
Two US Sites
Sexual Abuse of Males: Prevalence, lasting effects, and resources
To help those looking for web resources on the sexual abuse of boys
and the lasting effects of childhood sexual abuse in the lives of men.
Men Can Stop Rape (formerly Men's Rape Prevention Project)
MCSR empowers male youth and the institutions that serve them to work
as allies with women in preventing rape and other forms of men's violence.
Through awareness-to-action education and community organising, we
promote gender equity and build men's capacity to be strong without
being violent. MCSR is an outgrowth of D.C. Men Against Rape, a volunteer
profeminist collective founded in 1987 by a handful of men seeking
to raise their own and the community's consciousness about men's violence
against women.
Central Scotland Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Centre
CSRC&SAC provides a free and confidential service of emotional support and practical information on legal and medical issues to anyone who has experienced rape, sexual assault and child sexual abuse. Support can be either long or short-term and is offered by telephone, letter, email or face to face and includes support for family and friends.
Rape Crisis Scotland aims to update these pages
regularly. Please email us at info@rapecrisisscotland.org.uk
with any corrections/additions/deletions/suggestions. Please
note that Rape Crisis Scotland is not responsible for the content
of, nor the views expressed on, external sites and these links
are provided for information only.
