nexus
Nexus has over 35 years’ experience offering a specialised professional
counselling service to survivors of sexual trauma. Nexus also provides training
and education workshops across Northern Ireland on topics such as consent,
relationship and sexuality education, internet safety and child sexual
exploitation. Every year in Northern Ireland there are thousands of sexually
violent crimes reported to PSNI, and thousands more that go unreported. Without
specialists support like ours, victims of these crimes will find it even harder
to deal with the trauma they experience. The impact of this trauma can be
devastating and is lifelong. From April 2019, Nexus also manage the 24 Hour
Domestic and Sexual Abuse Helpline, which is funded by the Department of Health,
Department of Justice and the Department for Communities. The purpose of the
Helpline is to offer support, advice and referral for any victim of domestic and
sexual abuse in Northern Ireland. The Helpline also offers support and advice to
those concerned about victims, those with concerns as to whether abuse is
occurring and to professionals.