South Ayrshire Multi Agency Partnership

Information For Young People

Rape and Sexual Assault

One in two young women will experience some kind of unwanted sexual contact before they reach the age of eighteen. This can range from flashing to rape and all of these experiences can have a lasting effect on the woman.

Please don't suffer in silence - talking helps.

Here is what one young person said:

"I was sexually abused from the age of 6. I grew up believing I deserved it, that it was my fault. By the age of 15 I was injecting heroin and at 17 I was prostituting myself for drugs money and sleeping rough. It was a health worker in a homeless shelter who first contacted the Resource Centre for me, it was the best thing that ever happened to me. I've still got a long way to go, but for the first time I have hope for the future."