Email Support

Who is the Email Service for?

You can email us at support@lincolnshirerapecrisis.org.uk at any time.

Anyone who has been affected by sexual violence, now or in the past can contact us. This includes childhood sexual abuse, rape or any other form of sexual violence.

We also offer support to friends, family or partners of survivors of sexual violence – men or women.

Is the Email Anonymous?

Your email address will be visible on the email you send us so if you do not want us to know your real name, it might be better for you to use an email address that does not contain your name. You can sign your emails in whatever name you wish to be known by. Please ensure it is safe for us to reply to you at your email address.

What About Confidentiality?

Generally we will not know anything identifying about you from emails you send to us. If you choose to give us information that identifies you and later we are made aware by you of a risk to a child or vulnerable adult (including yourself) then we have a clear responsibility to take appropriate safeguarding action.

If you choose to move on to face to face support, we can only provide this if we collect and store your information. We are registered with the Information commissioner to ensure we store and use information responsibly.

How Does the Service Work?

support@lincolnshirerapecrisis.org.uk is a dedicated address that we only use for this purpose. The first time you email us, you will receive a ‘welcome’ email.

We aim to respond to all emails within 5 days. If you require an immediate response it might be better to use one of our other services.

Will I get a Response from the Same Person Each Time?

No you won’t. Emails are answered by a team of trained support workers so you could get a response from any one of them

Can You See What I’ve Written Before?

If your email to us is not your first one, we will be able to see the whole ‘thread’ of the conversation so even if you get a different volunteer responding, you will not have to go back to the beginning each time.