Deaf access to support
As well as email you can contact us by free calls via online BSL interpreter through Contact Scotland BSL.
Contact Scotland BSL is the online BSL interpreting service enabling you to contact a range of services including your Council, Police 101, NHS 24, your GP, support agencies and more. Calls are free, and available until midnight daily.
You can also find key support information about rape and sexual assault here.
Our helpline
Our main helpline service is available every day 6pm to midnight by:
- Phone: 08088 01 03 02
The helpline is staffed entirely by women offering support to anyone aged 13+ who has been affected by any form of sexual violence, no matter when in their lives it happened.
Other resources
If you are deaf and need to access 999, find out how to do this here. Further information is available from emergencySMS.
Childline has a deafzone for young deaf people which has information and BSL videos on a range of topics such as bullying, staying safe online and emotional and physical abuse.
The deaf health charity Signhealth has a series of video resources looking at Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and its effects - you can see these here.
