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Please make a DonationSexual Violence Against Older Women Project conclusion & ways forward With Networking Event Wednesday 4th March 2020 10am - 12noon The Beacon, West Road, Newcastle upon Tyne As the SVAOW project will conclude in March 2020, we would like to invite you to join us to hear how the project progressed and plans for [...]
Sexual Violence Against Older Women Project Training for Third Sector Agencies For organisations in Northumberland, this training will occur on the morning of Thursday 7th November 2019. For organisations in Tyneside, this training will occur on the morning of 21st November 2019. As part of the Sexual Violence Against Older Women’s (SVAOW) project funded [...]
Sexual Violence Against Older Women Project Launch & Networking Event Tuesday 2nd July 2019 10am - 12noon The Beacon, West Road, Newcastle upon Tyne Background: Research carried out by Dr Hannah Bows, Centre for Research into Violence & Abuse at Durham University, identified that; Few older people contact specialist sexual services after experiencing rape [...]
Research: People with learning disabilities and their experiences of the Criminal Justice System in cases of sexual assault / rape We are working in partnership with researchers from Durham University’s Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse (CRiVA). We are investigating the experiences of people with learning disabilities who have reported rape or sexual assault [...]
Rape Crisis £40,000 for 40 events- get your tickets first! Glasswalking, Tuesday 15 May, 7pm, Tyne Bank Brewery Free to watch. £25 fee to walk across broken glass with all funds going to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland. https://glasswalk2018.eventbrite.co.uk 70s Summer Fete, Sunday 24 June, 12pm – 4pm, Summerhill Bowling Club Nominal entry fee of [...]
We are proud to announce that our free and confidential Helpline and Email Support services are expanding. From Monday 7th May 2018 both services will be answered an additional evening every week. The new opening times for the services are: Monday – Thursday evening between 6pm and 8.30pm. Friday daytime between 11am and 2pm. Telephone Helpline: 0800 [...]
On 17th November 2018, Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland will turn 40! Throughout 2018 we will be hosting a range of fundraising events to raise £40,000 to help us continue doing vital work supporting women and girls who have experienced sexual violence. We have spent the past forty years operating in Newcastle, and during that [...]
From the 6th April 2017 support through Child Tax Credit, Universal Credit or Income Support will generally only be available for the first two children the claimant is responsible for unless the third or subsequent pregnancy is the result of rape or a coercive and controlling relationship. Child Tax Credit will continue to be paid [...]
As the details of Operation Sanctuary and subsequent convictions of the perpetrators are made public knowledge, Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland would like to speak directly to all women and girls who have been affected by sexual violence. If you need support, help or advice, we are here and we believe you. If you have [...]
