*Please be aware that this episode deals with topics that some listeners may find very difficult. Support is available at www.rapecrisis.org.uk or www.bedsdv.org.uk

National statistics tell us that one in four women and one in eighteen men have been raped or sexually assaulted as an adult, with 67,619 rapes recorded by police in the UK in 2022.

Listen to Nikki and Helen from the Central Bedfordshire Council Domestic Abuse team talk to Debbie Liverpool, Emerald Centre Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC), and Claire Knight, Independent Sexual Violence Advisor, about the support that is available to those who have experienced sexual assault or trauma.

If you require a written transcript of the podcast, this is available at the Bedfordshire Domestic Abuse Partnership website.