RELEASE into Victory
27 Coronation Crescent
Lancashire
PR1 4JY
Blackburn with Darwen
Blackpool
Burnley
Chorley
Fylde
Hyndburn
Lancaster
Pendle
Preston
Ribble Valley
Rossendale
South Ribble
West Lancashire
Wyre
We are a Community Interest Company (CIC) based in Lancashire, registered in 2013. RELEASE into Victory (RiV)
There are three key aims to our service:
1. Provision of 1:1 and peer support
2. Promotion of CSA issues within local communities
3. Delivery of CSA Awareness workshops
All of our projects are designed and facilitated by individuals who have lived experiences of CSA.
We offer 1:1 and peer support, which gives survivor/victims opportunities to speak out freely with others, who are able to relate to and empathies with the trauma they have experienced, and where the discussion of difficult topics around issues associated with CSA is encouraged and accepted as the norm. This service is currently available to male/females over the age of 18yrs
Childhood Sexual Abuse Awareness workshops, offered to the staff and volunteers connected to local services and organizations
The workshops provide attendees with basic information and knowledge, associated with the issue of childhood sexual abuse, and the possible implications for adult survivors.
The emphasis is not only on acquiring knowledge regarding the subject but on providing opportunities for open discussions, to enable staff and volunteers to become more comfortable, speaking and hearing about this sensitive topic, to have opportunity to ask questions and explore their own personal feelings about this subject in a safe environment.
Our Peer Power team attend public engagement events and activities in order to connect with local citizens and hard to reach groups. We aim to promote awareness in an open, transparent and sensitive manner to assist in breaking down barriers which protect sexual perpetrators and prevent local survivors from seeking support.