Ben’s Place

Ben’s Place

Survivors West Yorkshire provides support for men who have experienced trauma, including sexual abuse.

The service is led by survivors and aims to provide support that is easy to access, safe and focused on what survivors need.

Opening times

  • Monday - Friday : 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Who is the service for?

• Men aged 18 and over
• Men who have experienced trauma or sexual abuse

Key support offer

The service can offer:

• Up to 24 one-to-one counselling sessions
• Peer support
• Groups to help you learn more about trauma and your wellbeing
• Advocacy and support to help you speak up and get the right help

What we don't offer

This service does not provide crisis support.

If you are in crisis or need urgent help, you will need to contact an appropriate crisis service.

Accessibility information

This is an online service

You will need:

• A smartphone, tablet or computer
• Access to the internet
• An email address
• A telephone number

Waiting times & timescales

The usual waiting time is 1–2 weeks.

Additional information

Signposting to services that can offer support if this service can't

Survivors West Yorkshire does not provide support to people who have sexually offended.
However, they recognise that some survivors may also have sexually offended, or may be worried that they could offend.

If this applies to you, you can get specialist help from Stop It Now!.

Stop It Now!

Their service can provide confidential support if you are worried about your own behaviour or the risk of offending.

Key partners

The service works with other organisations to help survivors get the right support when needed.

My Mental Health Wakefield

Need Urgent Help?

Immediate Danger

  • If you are in immediate danger, risk to life please call 999 (Ambulance) or go straight to A&E

If you are not in immediate danger

  • If you are not in immediate danger and need to talk to someone phone 111 (option 2 for the mental health line)
  • Call Samaritans (24/7 support) 116 123
  • Text BRIGHT to 85258 (24/7 text support)
  • Here For You Wakefield is a free service offering urgent mental health support – 07776 962815
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