United Against Sexual Violence and Abuse

The Survivors Trust is a national membership organisation supporting specialist rape and sexual abuse services in the voluntary sector. We have over 120 member organisations throughout the UK and Ireland who provide specialist support services to over 100,000 survivors each year.

General Election 2024: Policy Comparison Table

With the UK General Election just one week away there are many issues which are likely to affect those affected by sexual violence and abuse and the specialist services supporting them. With this in mind, The Survivors Trust is pleased...

Calls for the government to act on “golden opportunity” to reform child protection

The Survivors Trust spoke of the “golden opportunity” as we welcomed the Home Secretary, Rt Hon James Cleverly at a cross-party parliamentary event to discuss the government’s response to the recommendations made by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse for...

The Survivors Trust to deliver enhanced support for ISVAs

The Survivors Trust is pleased to announce that we have been awarded funding by the Ministry of Justice to develop specialised training and holistic support for Independent Sexual Violence Advisors (ISVAs) which is available free of charge to qualified ISVAs...

Our New Look!

We are thrilled to share our new branding! This isn’t just about looks – Our new brand embodies inclusivity, empowerment, and unity. Through a powerful visual identity, we’re raising awareness, empowering survivors, and providing education about the effects of sexual...

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Our Impact

Specialist member agencies around the UK and Ireland providing direct services to survivors of sexual violence

Estimated survivors supported by our member agencies in the last year through telephone and email support, counselling, support groups and other services

Individuals trained internally and externally in the last 12 months. These include those from the police, government agencies, schools, NHS staff, ISVAs and independent students

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Survivor Stories

Dorota’s Story

It was a warm summer in 1997 in Poland. My paternal grandmother took my 2 sisters and I away on...

James’ Story

We had moved to the Midlands from the South when I was 18 months old. With just my mum and...

Jo’s Story

I knew this man for about a year. Let’s call him Ghostface. I met Ghostface at a restaurant while he...

Upcoming Events

Manchester Half Marathon

Event Location: Emirates Old Trafford, Lancashire County Cricket Club, Talbot Road, Manchester M16 0PX

Event Date: October 13, 2024

Hackney Half

Event Location: Homerton Road, London E9 5PF

Event Date: May 18, 2025

Cardiff Half Marathon

Event Location: Cardiff, CF10 3RB

Event Date: October 6, 2024

ASICS London 10K

Event Location: 101 Piccadilly, W1J 7JT

Event Date: July 14, 2024

Skydiving

Event Location: Various locations available

Event Date: January 19, 2024

Our Blog

Daisy’s Fundraiser

The Survivors Trust want to say a big thank you to Daisy, who raised over £1,000 for us, blogging movingly along the way. We really appreciate all of her fundraising efforts, and hope that readers will find her story below as inspirational as we did....

#ActOnIICSA

Friday, October 20th, 2023, marks one year since the publication of the final IICSA report (Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse), which detailed the investigation into Child Sexual Abuse in England & Wales over a period of decades and proposed a package of important recommendations to prevent future child sexual...

SHE-roes need your support

The Survivors Trust is encouraging people to support local charity S.H.E UK in their bid to win £68275 of National Lottery funding in this year’s The People’s Projects. The Mansfield-based charity, S.H.E UK supports survivors of sexual violence and abuse across Nottinghamshire, and are one of five groups in ITV...

Charity By Kanéda Fundraiser

On Tuesday 15th November, Kanéda put on a night of spoken word, rap, art and singing at Boxpark Shoreditch for The Survivors Trust. The first act came from Jamahyl Chan (@blackanesehippy_), who started with a spoken word performance that explored the influence of a former teacher. He then followed with...

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