Specialist help and support is available for anyone affected by sexual harassment, including:
- people who've experienced or witnessed sexual harassment
- employers handling sexual harassment complaints
- anyone accused of sexual harassment
Dealing with sexual harassment at work
To help you understand your rights and options, employees and employers can:
- contact the Acas helpline
- talk to your trade union or employers' association if you have one
Women who've experienced sexual harassment at work can get free legal advice from:
- Rights of Women – England and Wales
- Scottish Women's Rights Centre
Employers handling a sexual harassment complaint can read:
If you're struggling to cope and need someone to talk to, you can contact:
Help after sexual assault or rape
You can get help and information from:
- Galop – LGBT+ sexual violence support
- Rape Crisis England and Wales
- Rape Crisis Scotland
- The Survivors Trust
- SurvivorsUK – for men and non-binary people affected by rape and sexual abuse
- Victim Support – in England and Wales
- Victim Support Scotland
Find out about other help after rape and sexual assault on the NHS website
To contact the police:
- call 999 in an emergency
- call 101 if it's not an emergency
- report a crime online in England and Wales
- report a crime online in Scotland
When you're reporting a crime, you can ask to speak to a specialist officer who's trained to deal with sexual violence.
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