Bristol Crisis Support:
for survivors of sexual violence, domestic abuse, sexual abuse in Bristol and surrounding areas
Safety is a right not a privilege. It is unacceptable how often women and marginalised genders are unsafe and how little is being done to prevent harm and danger.
Safety
Is
Sacred
Our emergency response and support project in Bristol and surrounding areas is for survivors of all genders. We set this up as requested by our Bristol community who kept experiencing a lack of support and care in emergency situations and crisis. This project will continue to change and shift based on what people using it most need. We know that flexibility is vital in systems of care and aid.
What is available
A first-response support call/or text/email support: Phone call/messaging service to offer emotional support and advice/signposting speaking to someone who has both professional and lived-experience of trauma and harm.
You can speak to someone with lived-experience of sexual violence who can offer initial emotional support and information or advice around available services and support in the area around sexual violence/assault and advice for those not well connected to other services.
OR
You can speak to someone with lived experience of domestic abuse who can offer initial emotional support and information or advice around available services and support in the area fleeing danger/abuse or moving out/into a safe house.
Disclaimer – We’re a small organisation and unfortunately can’t offer long term or ongoing support. This service is to provide more immediate support for those in unstable or emergency situations. We aren’t a counselling service and we are not linked to the police. We can’t offer advice on situations where you might be in danger but we can help you go through your options and give support to how you feel you can keep yourself safe.
How to access
You can contact us yourself or have a friend, ally or support worker request/refer on your behalf.
We will try to call you back/contact you within 3 days of initial contact. If you want an urgent call back, please state that and we will aim to get back to you as soon as possible.
We aren’t able to offer ongoing or long term support (this doesn’t mean you can only contact us the one time but we aren’t in a position to offer consistent support) but we will try to point you in the direction of services offering more long term support if that is something you need or want.
We offer phone calls of up to 50 min slots.
Text/messaging support of up to 50 min slots.
Practical support
Emergency security and protection items to own or loan
Security Camera for home or Personal Alarm. How to access:
Emergency mini grant
Emergency mini grant of up to £30 (available on the day) for emergency travel to flee violence/harm/danger or for hostel bed stay. We can book travel for you if you can not access your bank.
Who is it for
This is for survivors of sexual violence/domestic violence/male violence who are fleeing violence or danger or are in unstable housing and at risk in the Bristol area.
Emergency food mini grant
Access to food is a right not a privilege.
Emergency food mini grants of £20 or £30 (available on the day) in the form of supermarket or takeaway vouchers are available for those in need of emergency food.
Who is it for
This is specifically for survivors of sexual violence/domestic violence/male violence/state violence who are in a crisis of trauma freeze or break down, are chronically ill or cant leave the house due to unsafety.
Emergency Essentials Pack Grant
We provide a £50 voucher to get essentials for your home for those moving into or out of a safe house or emergency accommodation.
In some emergency and complex situations we may be able to make up a pack of essential items for you and deliver them. The pack will include essential food items including non-perishables and fresh food as well as towels, laundry products and toiletries. These can be requested in an emergency and delivered directly to the survivor or a trusted person.
Who is it for
For survivors of domestic violence/abuse or survivors of trafficking/exploitation that are moving into or out of a safehouse/refuge or emergency accommodation.