Table 7.

Informal and formal support sought by the victims and the perceived effectiveness of the support provided.

Support channel	Yes (approached this channel), n (%)	Rating of support received, n (%)					No (did not approach), n (%)
		Poor	Fair	Good	Very good
Family (n=52 total responses)	37 (71)	11 (21)	2 (4)	10 (19)	14 (27)	15 (29)
Friends (n=52 total responses)	40 (77)	7 (13)	7 (13)	9 (17)	17 (33)	12 (23)
Victim support groups (n=50 total responses)	20 (40)	11 (22)	4 (8)	3 (6)	2 (4)	30 (60)
Health care professional (n=52 total responses)	22 (42)	6 (12)	4 (8)	2 (4)	10 (19)	30 (58)
Police (n=53 total responses)	20 (38)	13 (25)	1 (2)	3 (6)	3 (6)	33 (62)
Other channels (n=49 total responses)	18 (37)	6 (12)	2 (4)	4 (8)	6 (12)	31 (63)