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18 Plus
Currently, in Dundee and surrounding areas, there are no support services at all for males or older people who have been abused or are at risk of abuse. Because of this we set up the charity 18 Plus.
Older and vulnerable people
Older people are particularly at risk of abuse and many are isolated and vulnerable. There is an increasingly aging population and while it is widely recognised that older people are an at risk group, little is being done to address this.
Through research we have concluded that older, more vulnerable people:
- are mostly unaware of what constitutes abuse
- have limited experience in getting support and advice
- have limited services available to them.
We found that many older people are survivors of abuse and many need support and personal safety awareness to help them avoid becoming victims.
Our evidence based Senior VIP Programme can help agencies working with older people to address these issues.
Male survivors of childhood sexual abuse
Because men are less likely to speak up, it is much harder to quantify the instances of sexual abuse on boys. Although research is understandably conflicting, as many as 1 in 6 boys are thought to be sexually abused before their 18th Birthday.
Most of the organizations that serve survivors of sexual abuse have been created by women for women. Because so few people know that large numbers of males are sexually abused, male survivors have been unseen, neglected and therefore underserved.
We aim to redress that imbalance by providing support and information services for male survivors.
How can 18 Plus help?
We are the only current service provider for male survivors in the Tayside area.
We are here to offer support and information to men who have been or are being abused in any way. We can talk to you via the phone, over the internet, or face to face at our premises in Dundee city centre.
We can also talk to you if you are a person who would like help to understand and support a male survivor of abuse, whether you are from an agency or if you are simply a friend/family member to the individual.
We are also always keen to hear from people who would like to help us to help others by volunteering.
For more information
We offer a drop in facility as well as support by telephone, email and online chat. You can call us on 01382 206222 or email us. Please see our contacts page for details.
