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National Stalking Awareness Day 2013
National Stalking Awareness Day 2013 will take place on 18th April.
What can you or your organisation do to raise awareness of stalking and help to make this day a success?
How can we let victims of stalking know that help is available for them, and show perpetrators that their behaviour will not be tolerated?
'It's the difference between having quality of life and not'
Rape Crisis Scotland has published an evaluation of the impact of rape crisis services in Scotland.
In 2012 RCS commissioned an evaluation of support provided by the national helpline and local centres which included an assessment of the extent to which the national helpline and local rape crisis centres provide integrated support to survivors. The evaluation included interviews with local centres and survivors who described the support they received and the difference this made to them. Service users interviewed for the evaluation give a sense of the vital importance of rape crisis services:
‘It’s the difference between having quality of life and not.’
‘It’s been a lifeline – they are always there at the end of the phone. They gave me techniques to use to deal with flashbacks. I will never get rid of that in my mind but I’ve learned to focus on the positive and the things I enjoy.’
‘I can now manage to keep going. I know now that nothing bad is going to come out of it. One weekend I was frantic and really, really low. I texted their mobile and she phoned me and we talked.’
‘If you have years of things happening to you it becomes normal. You become so used to it. But being here helped me understand that it was so wrong. You have to learn to be a person again.’
You can download the full evaluation report here and related literature review here.
Free seminar on the impact of proposed legal changes on sexual offences
Volunteer Training at the Rape Crisis Centre in Glasgow
The Rape Crisis Centre in Glasgow will shortly be running a volunteer training programme: this is due to begin on Sunday 3rd February 2013, with an introductory weekend on 19th and 20th January 2013. There are a limited number of training places available and the closing date for application forms to be submitted is Friday 11th January 2013.
For this year’s training programme the centre is targeting women who can speak languages other than English, however there are also places for trainees who do not have additional languages and this should not be seen as a barrier to applying. Rape Crisis, Glasgow welcomes applications from all women and is keen to see the diversity of service users reflected in the staff and volunteers who work with the centre.
If you have any questions about the training or the application process, please contact Isabelle Kerr.
You can see more information about volunteer training here, a training timetable here and can download an application form here.
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