CIS'ters is a survivor led specialist service for females aged 18+ who, as female children, were sexually abused/exploited by a member of their immediate and/or extended family.

Rape and sexual abuse can be committed against anyone regardless of their age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, culture or social status.

Living with the consequences of rape and sexual abuse during childhood has an impact, though this might not always be evident at the time.

While we focus on the needs of female survivors, age 18+, of sexual abuse during childhood, we fully acknowledge that men and boys also experience rape and sexual abuse and that the impacts on their lives can be similarly devastating and long-lasting.