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Help and advice on sexualized violence – free and anonymous, if desired
Wildwasser Karlsruhe is a charitable organization with a counseling center against sexualized violence.
We advise and support people who are experiencing, or have experienced, sexualized violence. We also provide advice to their loved ones and to professionals.
In addition, we provide information on the topic of sexualized violence and offer events for kindergartens, schools, clubs and other institutions.
What is sexualized violence?
Where does sexualized violence happen?
Sexualized violence is when one person performs a sexual act on or in front of someone else, even though the other person does not want this.
For example:
- Touching someone in intimate areas against their will
- Kissing someone against their will
- Harassing someone in an online chat
- Sending unsolicited nude photos or pornographic material
- Forcing someone to undress
- Persuading or forcing someone to perform sexual acts
- Raping someone
Many people experience sexualized violence: children, adolescents and adults. Mostly girls and women and LGBTQI are affected, but boys and men also experience sexualized violence.
People of every age, background, culture and sexuality can be affected. Everyone deserves help.
It can happen anywhere, for example at home, in kindergarten or school, on the subway, at work, in the park, during sport, at parties, on the internet or by message, in official authorities, in refugee facilities…
Who commits sexualized violence?
Sometimes the perpetrator is a stranger, but it is often someone you know or even someone you trust. The perpetrators can be friends or family members: For example, your mother, stepfather, brother, wife or husband, sometimes also professionals in official authorities.
No matter how close your relationship to someone: No one is allowed to perform sexual acts on someone else against their will. That is forbidden.
Everyone has the right to a life without sexualized violence.
Help and advice from Wildwasser Karlsruhe - when and how
Free – confidential – anonymous.
When we help:
We advise and support people from Karlsruhe and the surrounding region who have experienced or are still experiencing sexualized violence, as well as people or institutions who are concerned about someone.
We also help with trauma consequences of sexualized violence.
We do not counsel perpetrators.
How we help:
We are counselors trained in trauma therapy. We listen, answer your questions and help you to sort through your thoughts. We offer our experience and knowledge. We provide space for orientation and stabilization and try to support you in the ways that you need.
Some people do not want to talk about what they have experienced. That’s OK! You decide what you do and do not wish to talk about.
You do not need to tell us your name – we can provide counseling on an anonymous basis.
Our counseling is always free and confidential.
We are bound by a duty of confidentiality. You can find information on our duty of confidentiality here.
Counseling usually takes place in person in our counseling center, but we can also talk to you on the phone. Some of us speak English as well as German.
If you do not speak or understand German or English, we will attempt to find a solution with you.
If you are unsure if we are the right contact point, just ask!
Contact
You can get in touch with us in English by phone or by email / contact form. Please only visit us in person after arranging an appointment first.
Our phone number: 0721 85 91 73
We can be reached by phone at the following times:
Monday 10am–12pm
Tuesday 10am–12pm
Wednesday 4pm–6pm
Thursday 2pm–4pm
Friday 10am–12pm
Alternatively, you can send us an email or write to us via the contact form.
You can use Google Translate, if you need to.
Email: info[at]wildwasser-karlsruhe.de
Our address
Please contact us to arrange an appointment for in-person counseling before you visit us here:
Wildwasser Karlsruhe
Kaiserstraße 235
76133 Karlsruhe
Nearest tram stop: Europaplatz
Our rooms are on the 3rd and 4th floor and can be reached by elevator without steps. We have a wheelchair-accessible toilet.
