Coronavirus/COVID-19 Update

Unfortunately, we have had to take the very difficult decision to suspend referrals to the following services:

• Edinburgh Adult Service that offers support for adult survivors across the City
• Outreach service in Midlothian and East Lothian
• STAR service for young people
• Advocacy service

The ongoing COVID-19 situation limiting the Centre’s capacity and increasing demand following the easing of lockdown mean that we cannot provide support to new referrals to these services in a timely way. However, these closures DO NOT apply to referrals for recent rapes or sexual assaults (i.e. those that have taken place in the last 7 days).

We appreciate that waiting for our referral list to reopen can be difficult. Please see this link for alternative sources of support: List of alternative counselling services.

If you have experienced sexual assault in the past 7 days, please contact us on support@ercc.scot.

You can also get support from the National Rape Crisis Helpline, open every night from 6pm to midnight: 08088 01 03 02, or the textline: 07537 410 027.

Survivors already receiving support will continue to be supported by video/phone/email/text where this is possible and appropriate. We are also resuming some face-to-face support for survivors who put their support on hold during lockdown. Your support worker should be in touch with you about your ongoing support sessions. You can read our leaflet on face-to-face support and what to expect during this time of Covid-19 restrictions here. 

As things change over the coming weeks and months, we will keep this page updated.