Barnsley Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Helpline

Who the service is for

For women aged 16 or over who have been raped or
sexually abused at any time in their lives. The
helpline is available for anyone who is caring for or
working with a survivor of rape or sexual abuse.
BSARCH provides helpline support and face-to-face
counselling to women (aged 16+) who have been
raped or sexually abused at any time in their lives.
They also offer listening, support and information
over the helpline to anyone who is caring for or
working with a survivor of rape or sexual abuse.

Service Provided

All BSARCH counsellors and helpline workers are
fully-trained, women volunteers and their services are
free and confidential. They are organisational
members of the Telephone Helplines Association, the
British Association for Counselling and
Psychotherapy (BACP), The Survivors' Trust and the
Rape Crisis Network. They can deliver talks and
training workshops to schools and other agencies as
required.
A specialist Independent Sexual Abuse Advocate
(ISVA) is in post to support women who have
experienced sexual abuse

Disabled Access

Full disabled access

Address

Details can be accessed by contacting the helpline

Telephone

Helpline: 01226 298560

Fax

01226 208971

Website

www.bsarch.org

Opening Times

Current helpline opening times are 6-8pm every
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday evening, and we will
be adding a 6-8pm session on a Monday evening from
November of this year. There is also a 24-hour answer
machine and our volunteers are happy to ring callers
back on request. Face-to-face counselling is available
both in the evening and during the day and
appointments should be arranged via the helpline.

Accessibility and Referrals

By telephoning the helpline number.