How to deal with sexual assault with CEO Jayne Butler

In this conversation we will examine the immediate, mid-term and
long-term effects of sexual assault. We will also examine the
short-term treatment that pre-hospital clinicians should
consider. We will also examine some of the long-term support that
is available for victims of sexual assault. We will also examine
elements of safeguarding, care pathways, and forensics that work
on a co-aligned basis with psychological support mechanisms. To
do this I have Jayne Butler with me. Jayne is the CEO of Rape
Crisis and an experienced voluntary sector leader with a strong
background in frontline service delivery. Jayne has worked in
social justice-focused organisations for almost 20 years. These
include organisations working on asylum and immigration, mental
health, child sexual exploitation and access to justice. Before
moving into infrastructure and influencing work, Jayne was
involved in designing, fundraising for and managing a range of
frontline services. She has worked strategically as a consultant
in a range of voluntary sector organisations, and as a staff
member or trustee in a number of membership and infrastructure
organisations. These include The Comfrey Project, North East Law
Centre, Relate Northumberland and Tyneside, Newcastle United
Foundation and The Children’s Society. Prior to joining RCEW,
Jayne was Head of Income and Development for Law Centres Network,
the national membership body for Law Centres. During her time
there, she led on the Network's response to the Covid-19
pandemic. Jayne is a Fellow of the RSA. In the conversation we
discuss:


• The need for psychological support as an immediate intervention
• The pre-hospital prevalence • What are the main considerations
in the pre-hospital phase of care • Pre-hospital assessment when
a patient has been sexually assaulted • Forensic assessment •
Immediate treatment options, midterm, and long term •
Safeguarding needs of this patient group • Care pathways
available for these patients • Example case of when services work
well together. • Final thoughts & take-home messages from
Jayne.





Services that Jayne sign posts to in the episode includes:


24/7 help line: https://247sexualabusesupport.org.uk/


Rape Crisis website: https://rapecrisis.org.uk/


Statistics on sexual assault & rape:
https://rapecrisis.org.uk/get-informed/statistics-sexual-violence/





My thanks to Jayne for an informative and insightful interview.