Devon Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse services has seen demand for our services increase and sadly alongside a decrease in funding, this means we do have waiting lists.
In 2024, we introduced additional support offers, including Specialist Support and group support. This support can offer trauma stabilisation and is often vital to be delivered as quickly as possible to survivors.
The waiting time for Specialist Support and group support has now reduced to approximately 6-8 months. However, our waiting list for counselling/therapeutic support remains at approximately 24 months.
We are doing our best to reduce this waiting time and we have some support options you can access whilst waiting. You can read more about these options here.
For more immediate support, the Rape and Sexual Abuse 24/7 Support Line is open every day on 0808 500 2222.
We carefully monitor our capacity for support and will update our current waiting time statement every three months.