Have been reading the thread www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3754683-why-are-women-still-being-pressured-to-report
And I think it has come up before but there are specialist centre where women can go if they have been raped to get receive support and advice, and leave evidence which could later be used in other rape cases without having to go to the police.
The idea for these centres came from feminists (women's liberationists) who campaigned on behalf of women who had been raped as they recognised that not every woman would want to go to court.
The ones in London are called Havens www.thehavens.org.uk/visiting-us/external-support/
Or you can search the NHS web page which explains the service, to see if there is one in your area. www.nhs.uk/live-well/sexual-health/help-after-rape-and-sexual-assault/
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(To find is there is a rape crisis centre or helpline in your area rapecrisis.org.uk/get-help/find-a-rape-crisis-centre/ England and Wales - the national rape crisis helpline is at www.rasasc.org.uk/. For Rape Crisis Scotland Helpline and find a local service www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/help-helpline/ There isn't a Rape Crisis Northern Ireland and there was talk a Women's Aid NI and a men's project setting one up but have just seen this group says it has the contract for the NI National Support Line for Domestic and Sexual Violence nexusni.org/useful-information/helplines/ and NI SARC therowan.net/. In Ireland there is a network of rape crisis centres and a national helpline www.rapecrisishelp.ie/ )
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How to let women know they dont have to report their rape to the police but can still get support from a specialist centre
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stumbledin · 02/12/2019 00:16
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