Welcome to The Survivors Trust

The Survivors Trust is a national umbrella agency for over 120 specialist voluntary sector agencies providing a range of counselling, therapeutic and support services working with women, men and children who are victims/survivors of rape, sexual violence and childhood sexual abuse.

Click on the UK Map for details of Survivors Trust Member
Agencies in your area - or see About our Member Groups.

Our member groups are located throughout the UK and Ireland. We welcome diversity, and yet each of our member groups is determined to be part of an extensive group that works to empower other groups and services through shared ideas and resources.

STATEMENT: 30th June 2009

The Survivors Trust was shocked yesterday to learn that one of our own National Executive Committee (NEC) associate members, Matthew Byrne, Director of the Young People Advisory Service (YPAS) and Trustee of The Lantern Project, has been, according to the Liverpool Echo, charged with false imprisonment, sexual assault, two counts of assault and one count of possession of indecent images of children. Byrne has been immediately suspended from his role on the Executive Committee pending the outcome of court proceedings.

Please click here for more information at the Liverpool Echo online.

Individual support and advice helpline: 056 0204 2084

Callers can request either a male or female helpline worker and can also ask for the helpline worker to call them back to save costs.

We have also established a separate helpline for trustees, workers and volunteers of The Survivors Trust member agencies where they can talk in confidence or request further information or advice regarding any contact they have had with Matthew Byrne.

TST Member Agency support and advice: 01922 622233