Counselling notes of sexual assault victims are only used “to discredit victims” in court, the CEO of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre said today. Ms Noeline Blackwell noted that counselling notes are ...

Survivors of rape and sexual assault will no longer have to give police access to their counselling notes except in special circumstances, under a new code of practice that came into force on Monday.

Sexual violence causes profound trauma and many victims seek counselling and support in its wake. Access to counselling is crucial to promote recovery for victim-survivors. Like anyone seeking health ...

The founder of an advocacy group for therapists has said that victims of sexual assault are being retraumatised by having their counselling notes read out to them in court. Bairbre Kelly, of ...