OVER HALF OF GALWAY ABUSE SURVIVORS KNEW THEIR ATTACKER

Date Published: 13-Dec-2007

Over half of the 121 clients of Galway Rape Crisis Centre who reported rape or sexual assault, knew their attackersThe statistics are revealed in the Centre's annual report for 2006, which has been included in the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland's Overall Annual Report published today1300 calls were made to the Galway Centre last year while almost 1900 face-to-face counselling sessions took place at Ireland's second largest centre at Claddagh Quay in the city