Specialist helplines and support

Specialist help and support is available for anyone affected by sexual harassment, including:

• people who've experienced or witnessed sexual harassment
• employers handling sexual harassment complaints

Dealing with sexual harassment at work

To help you understand your rights and options, employers and anyone affected by sexual harassment at work can:

• contact the Acas helpline
• get legal advice
• talk to your trade union or employers' association if you have one

Women who've experienced sexual harassment at work can get free legal advice from:

• Rights of Women – England and Wales
• Scottish Women's Rights Centre

Employers handling a sexual harassment complaint can read:

• workplace sexual harassment guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)

If you're struggling to cope and need someone to talk to, you can contact:

• Samaritans
• LGBT Foundation

Help after sexual assault or rape

You can get help and information from:

• Galop – LGBT+ sexual violence support
• Rape Crisis England and Wales
• Rape Crisis Scotland
• The Survivors Trust
• SurvivorsUK – male rape and sexual abuse support
• Victim Support

Find out about other help after rape and sexual assault on the NHS website

To contact the police:

• call 999 if you or someone else is in immediate danger
• call 101 if it's not an emergency

To report a crime online, visit:

• Police.uk for England and Wales
• Police Scotland

When you're reporting a crime, you can ask to speak to a specialist officer who's trained to deal with sexual violence.