The incident happened in the past 12 months, and I would like an ISVA to explain my options,,.
An ISVA can go through all the options you have so you can make an informed decision about what you want to do. It may be you want to know more about what would happen if you reported to the police before making a decision.
Maybe you have decided you definitely don’t want to report, but feel you want to give information anonymously to the police and be contacted if the susepct does it to anyone else and the police tink you can support their investigation. This is called submitting anaonmous intelligence, and an ISVA can go through this option with you and give the information to the police if this is what you chose to do.
If you do not want to report to the police at this time and the incident happened within the last 7 days then it may be that you also have the option of coming to the SARC and having a forensic medical examination (please contact us for more information). The information and evidence gained can then be stored for a period of up to 7 years so you can decide in the future you want to report- this can then be handed over to the police with your consent.
An ISVA will also complete a needs and risk assessment with you to assess how else you may benefit from being supported - this will cover matters such as safety, sexual health, mental health and wellbeing. The ISVA will then be able to advise you of what they can do to help you and what ou can do to help yourself.
Maybe you have decided you definitely don’t want to report, but feel you want to give information anonymously to the police and be contacted if the susepct does it to anyone else and the police tink you can support their investigation. This is called submitting anaonmous intelligence, and an ISVA can go through this option with you and give the information to the police if this is what you chose to do.
If you do not want to report to the police at this time and the incident happened within the last 7 days then it may be that you also have the option of coming to the SARC and having a forensic medical examination (please contact us for more information). The information and evidence gained can then be stored for a period of up to 7 years so you can decide in the future you want to report- this can then be handed over to the police with your consent.
An ISVA will also complete a needs and risk assessment with you to assess how else you may benefit from being supported - this will cover matters such as safety, sexual health, mental health and wellbeing. The ISVA will then be able to advise you of what they can do to help you and what ou can do to help yourself.