Rape Crisis Scotland, Glasgow, Scotland
From the Global Women's Network
| Rape Crisis Scotland, Glasgow, Scotland | |
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| Logo: |  |
| Street address: | 46 Bath Street |
| City: | Glasgow |
| State or Province: | Scotland |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Location: |
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| Location coordinates: | 55° 51' 50" N, 4° 15' 21" WLatitude: 55.8637718 Longitude: -4.2558205 |
| Contact number: | 0141 331 4180 |
| Contact email: | info@rapecrisisscotland.org.uk |
| Website: | http://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/ |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/rapecrisisscot |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/groups/9197531135/ |
| Target: | Women |
| Organization type: | National NGO (operating countrywide or advocating at the national level) |
| Sectors: | Violence Against Women |
Summary
Rape Crisis Scotland (RCS) is the national office for the rape crisis movement in Scotland.
About
Rape Crisis Scotland (RCS) is the national office for the rape crisis movement in Scotland. RCS supports the work of local centres and develops new centres in areas where there are no or few specialist services. They also work with other agencies such as the police, Crown Office and health services providing training and consultancy to improve the response to those who are affected by and who perpetrate sexual violence. Through their campaigns, briefings and publications they raise awareness of sexual violence, challenge attitudes and press for legal change.
For over 30 years, RCS has been at the forefront of campaigning against sexual violence. They have been influential in changing attitudes and in changing laws. From a handful of women who wanted to “do something”, RCS is now represented at the heart of government on the National Group to tackle Violence Against Women as well as partners with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS).
The first two rape crisis centres in Scotland opened in Glasgow in 1976 and in Edinburgh in 1978. Originally relying on voluntary contributions and occasional small grants, funding improved from 1983 onwards but remained patchy and short term. Between 1994 and 1996 the constitution for a new Scottish Rape Crisis Network was drafted and approved by the Inland Revenue. This subsequently became Rape Crisis Scotland (formerly the Scottish Rape Crisis Network) with a national office funded by the Scottish Government. Rape Crisis Scotland currently has nine affiliated member and three associate member centres. The Scottish Government supports Rape Crisis Scotland and local centres through the Rape Crisis Specific Fund.
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