Text Only Version	About Us   We are a registered charity that works with people affected by sexual violence. This means that as well as working with men, women and young people who have been subject to sexual violence, we offer support to non-abusing family members such as partners or parents.   The centre was first established in Warrington, Cheshire in 1995 as Warrington Rape Crisis. During 2000 our name changed to Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (Warrington) to reflect the wider range of issues we were dealing with. As result of a recent Community Fund grant we recently opened an additional base in St Helens, Merseyside and became Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (Cheshire & Merseyside) to reflect our growing regional importance.   The centre employs a manager, 3 Independent sexual violence advisors, 2 Community workers, a St Helens project coordinator, 2 young persons counsellors, sessional trainers and sessional therapeutic supervisors. A team of over 40 volunteers  who have all taken part and passed our in house training course undertakes  much of the direct work with service users. Many of the volunteers are qualified counsellors and each year we usually recruit around 6 to 10 second year Diploma  Students. The centre also provides placement opportunities for social work students.   We have a strong commitment to ensuring that we deliver a quality service and are a organisational member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. In recognition of our commitment to training and development we also hold the prestigious Investors in People standard.