Support

Rape Crisis South London (RCSL) is now the lead provider for the South West London CSA emotional wellbeing service across Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth. The service includes stabilisation counselling, trauma-informed counselling, brief child ISVA support, family support, outreach for boys and young men, and training for professionals.  

The service is designed to provide accessible, relational and needs-led support. Depending on presentation and need, this may include:  

• stabilisation counselling   

• trauma-informed counselling   

• brief intervention child ISVA support   

• family support groups    

This service will provide wellbeing, therapeutic and advocacy support to: 

• Girls and young women aged 4-18 

• Boys and young men aged 13+* 

• Young people and young adults aged 12-25 who have a learning disability, autism or both. 

• *Wellbeing Advocacy support is available for boys aged 5+  

Please note that referral submission will not automatically mean acceptance into a particular service strand. Referrals will be reviewed through triage, and where further information is needed, the referrer may be contacted. While a referral is being considered, safeguarding responsibility remains with the referrer and/or the statutory services already involved. This aligns with the approach already embedded in the referral pathway and triage process.   

To refer:

• Self referral: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/G1tbr5dcy1 

• Professional referrals: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/ThgB2YuCGf

If their child has been sexually abused:

Parents can be signposted to We Stand who support non-abusing parents and carers whose children have been sexually abused. 

• We Stand website: https://westand.org.uk/ 

• We Stand helpline: 0800 980 1958

If their child has sexually abused someone else:

Sometimes children are abused by other young people. When this happens it's harmful to both themselves and others. Children who develop behaviour which harms others have often experienced abuse and neglect themselves. Sometimes children who have been sexually abused might not know what has happened to them is wrong – which makes them feel their sexual behaviour towards others is okay.

If a child has sexually abused or harmed another child, or the parent is worried about their behaviour, it's important to get them the support they need. The NSPCC runs therapeutic services for children who are at risk of harming other children sexually:

• National Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service (NCATS).

• Turn the Page.

More about the NSPCC's services for children can be found here: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/our-services/childrens-services/ 

If a parent is worried about their own behaviour:

If a parent is worried about their own behaviour, help is available through the NSPCC helpline: 0808 800 5000 or emailing help@NSPCC.org.uk.

If a parent is, or thinks they might, sexually abuse a child or young person, they can access Stop it now!, a free helpline offering information, guidance and support.

• Call Stop it now! – People living in the UK and Ireland can call for free on 0808 1000 900 (Monday – Thursday 9am-9pm and Friday 9am-5pm).

• Message online – Stop it now! have a secure messaging service available24-hours a day.