Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC)
You may want to consider seeking medical help if you have recently been raped or sexually assaulted. Specialist facilities known as Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) are available to provide the support you may need. It’s important to access this support as early as possible, particularly because of the risks of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
For immediate support please call the Live Fear Free helpline on 0808 80 10 800. More information about their services can be found further down the page, below.
In a SARC you will be supported by a crisis worker and given the opportunity to see a forensic medical examiner. You will also be given support to report what has happened to you to the police, if this is what you want to do. There is also specialist help and advice available from an advocate who can offer support and will stay with you throughout the process.
You can find out more about what a SARC is and the support you will receive in the NHS Wales Executive video below: