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The first two rape crisis centres in Scotland opened in Glasgow in 1976 and in Edinburgh in 1978.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre|url=https://www.ercc.scot/|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre|language=en-GB}}</ref> The Glasgow Centre claims to be the longest running centre in the UK.<ref name=":0" /> They originally relied on volunteers, voluntary contributions small grants, but now attract some funding from the [[Scottish Government|Scottish government]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rape Crisis Centres to receive extra funding|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17123319.rape-crisis-centres-receive-extra-funding/|access-date=2021-03-06|website=HeraldScotland|date=29 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Funding for Rape Crisis - gov.scot|url=https://www.gov.scot/news/funding-for-rape-crisis/|access-date=2021-03-06|website=www.gov.scot}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-09-10|title=Rape Crisis Scotland to get extra government money|language=en-gb|work=BBC News|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-34209166|access-date=2021-03-06}}</ref>
 
in 2018-19 5750 people received support and/or information from 17 rape crisis centres in Scotland – a rise of over 13% from the previous year<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Rape Crisis Scotland|title=Annual report 2018-19|url=https://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/publications/1575640991_RCS-Annual-report-2018-2019-6.pdf}}</ref> 92% of the service users are female survivors of sexual violence.<ref name=":2" /> An increase in numbers of women reporting sexual abuse has been reported in the wake of the [[Me Too movement|Me Too]] movement<ref>{{Cite web|title=Glasgow Rape Crisis says surge in women reporting abuse in wake of Me Too movement|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17438655.glasgow-rape-crisis-says-surge-women-reporting-abuse-wake-movement/|access-date=2021-03-06|website=HeraldScotland|date=17 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
 
Rape Crisis Scotland gained an additional funding boost and shared £4.5m of Scottish Government funding with Scottish Women's Aid in 2021<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-07-25|title=Gender violence support groups receive £5m funding|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-57960929|access-date=2021-08-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|agency=Press Association|date=2021-07-24|title=Ministers unveil £5m funding for groups which help female victims of violence|url=https://www.sundaypost.com/news/scottish-news/ministers-unveil-5m-funding-for-groups-which-help-female-victims-of-violence/|access-date=2021-08-12|website=The Sunday Post|language=en-US|archive-date=12 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812183923/https://www.sundaypost.com/news/scottish-news/ministers-unveil-5m-funding-for-groups-which-help-female-victims-of-violence/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
==National context==
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