Listening, believing and supporting

Support for people affected by rape or any kind of sexual assault or abuse at any time in their lives.

 

Bank Holiday closing times

Our helpline and live chat services will be closed from:

Friday 29 March and will reopen on Tuesday 2 April.

 

Support available over this period:

24/7 Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Line
0808 500 2222 | rapecrisis.org.uk

Samaritans helpline
116 123

Last year, we supported 747 people in-person and provided 968 hours of support through our helpline services.

Stand alongside us in making change for people affected by sexual violence and working to end gender-based violence.

Other ways to get involved

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Meeting the needs of victim-survivors

Our training service is here to support your work and ensure you are meeting the needs of survivors both within your organisation and accessing your organisation.

Our courses are tailored to your organisational needs:

  • Workplace
  • Education settings
  • NHS and Health Settings
  • For Charities
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Projects

We’re proud to lead on some ground-breaking projects and act as a centre of excellence on some of the lesser known areas of sexual violence.

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Upfront Survivors

A partnership project supporting the child sexual abuse survivor community to lead cultural change through creating visible survivor-led community spaces.

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Sibling sexual abuse project

Sibling sexual abuse is considered to be one of the most common forms of child sexual abuse within the family setting in the UK.

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Learning disabilities and Autism

We work with individuals and organisations to make sure that people with learning disabilities and Autistic people who have experienced rape and sexual abuse are able to get the support they need to help them cope and recover.

Interested in joining the SARSAS Team?

We are seeking

Trainer

We have a great opportunity for a Trainer to join the thriving and dynamic SARSAS team.

Other ways to get involved

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The latest from our news and blogs

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Meet our new CEO: Lorri Weaving

We’re delighted to welcome Lorri Weaving as our new CEO. Lorri joined the SARSAS team three and a half years ago as Head of Services.
During this time, she’s been instrumental in helping to develop our service delivery teams, including our counselling, specialist support work and pathway navigation teams, as well as our helpline services.

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Trans inclusion best practice sharing event

During LGBT History Month we held our second national trans inclusion best practice sharing event for professionals working in the sector.

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Neuroplasticity: the power of the brain in healing after sexual violence

An experience of rape or sexual abuse can impact us physically, emotionally, and psychologically. It’s common to struggle with feelings of shame, self-blame, and negative thoughts afterwards.