Victim Services
We are here to support you. We understand what you may be experiencing and we can help.
We can support you if you are or have experienced domestic violence, rape and/or sexual assault and you live in Leicester, Leicestershire or Rutland. You can still contact us if you do not live in Leicestershire and we will find the right support in your area.
We will support you accordingly to your individual needs and the kind of support we can provide, includes the following:
A listening ear/emotional support – you may want to talk to someone about what is or has happened to you.
We can provide you with information on some of the options you may have on your situation, this could range from legal advice to finding somewhere to stay.
We will empower you to understand your options and support you to make any decisions about the future.
Safety Planning – we can help you to feel safe and discuss a safety plan.
Specialist Support – we can provide specialist one to one support if you have been the victim of rape or sexual assault.
Reporting to the police – we can discuss your reporting options if you are considering reporting any incident to the police.
Specialist Support for Male Victims
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Freeva have a dedicated Male Victim Helpline Caseworker, working alongside our accredited Helpline team, supporting male victims of domestic abuse living in Leicestershire County.
We can provide information, safety planning support and advice.
Our specialist worker will discuss all your support options. We will act as a point of contact to ensure your support needs are met.
We can support you to access safe temporary refuge accommodation, advocate on your behalf with local housing authorities, support access to legal advice including emergency protective orders.
0808 802 0028
Dedicated Male Victim Line
(10am-2pm Monday to Friday)
Text Support: 07526184122
Web Chat: www.freeva.org.uk
Outside these hours you can speak to any member of the Helpline team.
Monday to Friday 8am-8pm
Weekends & Bank Holidays 10am-4pm
Specialist Support for Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Victims of Domestic Abuse
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Freeva’s dedicated Caseworker works alongside our accredited Helpline team providing support to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) victims/survivors of domestic abuse living in Leicestershire.
• Providing information, safety planning support and advice
• Undertaking full risk and support needs assessments
• Acts as a point of contact to ensure victim/survivors support needs are met
• Support to access safe, temporary refuge accommodation
• Target hardening referrals to improve the safety and security and allow a victim of domestic abuse to remain in their own home.
• Advocacy on behalf of victims/survivors
• Support to access legal advice including emergency protective orders
• Onward referrals to other specialist support services
For more information about this service speak to any member of the Helpline team on 0808 802 0028
Monday to Friday 8am-8pm
Weekends & Bank Holidays 10am-4pm
Therapeutic Support/Counselling – Adults
We understand domestic abuse can have an enormous effect on mental health. The reactions and emotions following abuse can be overwhelming and difficult to navigate. To gain some support through this, people are recommended to access counselling. Counsellors can work with victims/survivors to help them recognise signs of abuse and help them understand their own behaviours/way of thinking.
Counselling services are crucial as they offer a safe place to explore and work through experiences of abuse.
Freeva offer counselling support to clients living in Leicestershire County
Freeva’s counselling services creates an environment of trust and confidence to help a person to focus on their feelings and/or experiences to facilitate a positive change in their physical and emotional wellbeing. Providing face to face short term trauma informed counselling for victim/survivors of domestic abuse living in Leicestershire County
• Adult female and male victims/survivors of domestic abuse
• Comprehensive clinical assessments followed by action plans
• Short-term counselling sessions, providing 6-12 weeks of support (online, telephone or face to face)
• A trauma informed positive physical and emotional environment that promotes healing and recovery
• Contact with other agencies and services
• Onward referrals to other agencies/specialist support
• Where clients are engaged with the criminal justice system working to CPS PTT (Pre-Trail Therapy) guidance
• Skills for victims/survivors to feel empowered to make independent life choices
Therapeutic Support/Counselling – Children & Young People (CYP)
Freeva’s CYP counselling service provides a trauma informed positive physical and emotional environment that promotes healing and recovery for children and young people impacted by domestic abuse and young people using abusive and disruptive behaviour as a trauma response.. Support aims to equip CYP with skills for victims/survivors to feel empowered to make independent life choices.
• Children & young people between the ages of 5 to 18
• Female and male victims of domestic violence
• Residents (temporarily or permanently) of Leicestershire
• Comprehensive clinical assessments followed by action plans
• Short term counselling sessions-providing 6-12 weeks of support
• Where clients are engaged with the criminal justice system working within CPS PTT (Pre-Trail Therapy) guidelines
• Liaise effectively with key personnel and colleagues to contribute to the safeguarding of CYP
For more information about our counselling services speak to any member of the Helpline team on 0808 802 0028
Monday to Friday 8am-8pm
Weekends & Bank Holidays 10am-4pm
Remember, you are not alone – many people experience domestic violence, rape and/or sexual assualt. Recognising that you are experiencing violence and abuse is the first step and accessing support can help you to decide what you can do.
Sexual violence services
Freeva’s Adult Independent Sexual Violence Adviser (ISVA) service has been independently accredited as meeting the Quality Standards for Independent Sexual Violence Advisor Services and gained Lime Culture’s ‘Quality Mark’ in 2019.
The independent company LimeCulture provides a programme of accreditation and monitoring against Quality Standards to ensure overall quality and consistency of service provision
All ISVAs all receive specialist ISVA accredited training to work with survivors of sexual abuse to enable them to support clients effectively.
We have a dedicated specialist ISVA service to support Male Victims, Victims with Learning Disabilities and Victims from the LGBTQ+ Community.
We have dedicated CHISVAs who are Independent Sexual. Violence Advisers for children and young people. We work with children under 18. A CHISVA is a specialist worker who can help & provide support to children & young people if they have experienced rape, sexual abuse or sexual exploitation
