Reviewing Support for Adult Survivors of CSA

Thank you for taking the time to look at this survey, which will help us review the support offered to adult survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse.

We don't ask for your personal details and any personal information you give will be anonymised.

Statistical information will be used to support service development, including funding bids. You can make choices about how we use text answers at the end of this survey.

The survey takes around 5 minutes to complete and you are free to answer any, all, some or none of the questions, depending on what is right for you.

Any information you give will be used for service development and possible funding bids. Our privacy notice can be seen here.

Thank you for your support.

Have you ever used any of the services provided by Notts SVSS?

Which of the following services have you used or are currently using?

Helpline
Drop-in
Counselling
CBT/EMDR
ISVA Service
Survivors Support Service
Peer Support Service

Which of the following Notts SVSS services do you know anything about?

Helpline
Drop-in
Counselling
CBT/EMDR
ISVA Service
Survivors Support Service
Peer Support Service

Services for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse

We understand that for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, the effect of trauma lasting over a long time, may mean that survivors need more specialist support.

Here we want you to let us know what areas might be especially useful for an adult survivor of childhood sexual abuse.

Would having a dedicated CSA service with its own identity and referral pathway be helpful?

Very helpful
Somewhat helpful
Neutral
Not very helpful
Not helpful at all

Would it be helpful having a dedicated CSA worker on the helpline to provide initial support, assessment and referral into our services?

Very helpful
Somewhat helpful
Neutral
Not very helpful
Not at all helpful

Would access to specialist CSA ISVAs with smaller caseloads, enabling more intensive and consistent support be helpful?

Very helpful
Helpful
Somewhat helpful
Not very helpful
Not helpful at all

Do you think access to specialist CSA Counsellors who understand complex trauma and can offer longer-term therapeutic interventions would be helpful?

Very helpful
Somewhat helpful
Neutral
Not very helpful
Not helpful at all

Do you think there would be value of being offered onward referral into our existing peer support provision?

Very helpful
Helpful
Somewhat helpful
Slightly helpful
Not very helpful
Not helpful at all

Are there any other things you feel we could offer as part of our support to survivors of CSA?

This could include things like courses or resources, support groups and so on…

have or that

How do you think people would prefer to refer into our services?

Telephone referral
Self-referral
Professional referral/referral on my behalf
Online form
Email
Drop-in
Informal discussion

Tick any that you think would be useful

Are there any other ways you think people could refer into our services?

What is the best way for us to tell survivors about the support we offer

Website
Specialised leaflet for CSA surviviors
Email newsletter
Social media
Local organisations I am in contact with
Faith organisation
Radio
Television
GP / NHS
Posters

Tick any that you think would be useful

What might act as a barrier accessing support around CSA?

Examples of these might be practical barriers such as language, appointment times and travel, or fears such as confidentiality or involvement of other services and so on...

What could we do to make our services more accessible and inclusive?

Demographic Information

To help us understand some of the context of your answers, it would be helpful to know your demographic information, eg age, race, sexuality. We will not be able to identify you from this information. You can choose not to answer any of these questions.

Would you like to share your demographic information? *

What is your age?

16-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+

Gender

Female
Male
Non-binary
Other
Prefer not to say

Is the gender you stated the same as the one you were assigned at birth?

Yes
No
Prefer not to say

What is your ethnicity?

White British
White Irish
White Gypsy or Irish Traveller
Other White background
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
Mixed White and Black Caribbean
Mixed White and Black African
Mixed White and Asian
Mixed White and Other
Other Mixed background
Asian or Asian British
Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Chinese
Other Asian background
Black or Black British
Black African
Black Caribbean
Other Black background
Other ethnic group
Arab
Other ethnic background
Prefer to self-describe
Prefer not to say

Which of the following best describes your sexual orientation?

Heterosexual/Straight
Bisexual/Pansexual
Gay
Lesbian
Asexual
Other
Perfer not to say

What is your religion or belief?

Catholicism
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Sikhism
Other
None
Prefer not to say

Do you have a disability or long-term health condition??

Yes
No
Prefer not to say

How would you describe your disability or health condition??

Mental health
Physical disability or mobility impairment
Sight impairment
Hearing impairment
Speech impairment
Learning disability
Long term health condition
Prefer not to say
Other

Tick all that apply

How we use your information

Statistical information will be used for service development and potential funding bids.

Text answers will only be used within Notts SVSS, unless you give permission for it to be used elsewhere. Any text answers we do use will be anonymised.

As this form is being completed anonymously, you will not be able to update your responses after pressing submit. Our privacy notice can be seen here.

You can let us know your choices below.

Notts SVSS can use my text answers in the following places: *

To support bids/tendering for services
In reports to commissioners
On their website
On social media
Any other promotional material
None of the above

Please tick all that apply

I understand that once I press submit, I will not be able to change or remove my answers. *

I agree

I agree to my data being processed in line with Notts SVSS privacy policy *

I agree