Lifecentre

We are a UK based charity that supports male and female survivors of rape and sexual abuse of all ages. We offer a national helpline and a counselling team based in Sussex, England.

Helpline: 0808 802 0808 (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 7:30p.m – 10:00p.m)
Text Helpline: 07717 989 022 (Texts will be responded to on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays excluding Bank Holidays)
Office: 01243 786349

Email: [email protected]
Website: www.lifecentre.uk.com
Area covered: Counselling: West Sussex Helpline : National

Services offered:

Counselling service for survivors of rape and sexual abuse.
Helpline phone and text service run by volunteers.
Email helpline/counselling

Services for:

Female and male survivors of rape and sexual abuse aged 9+
Partners of survivors of rape or sexual abuse
Parents of survivors of rape or sexual abuse

Other Services in the South East

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The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has sent out a call for applications from survivors of childhood sexual abuse to join the Victims and Survivors Consultative Panel (VSCP)
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Area covered: Reading
RSVP

All survivors. Area covered: Birmingham and Solihull

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All survivors. Area covered: Birmingham and Solihull
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First Light

Area covered: Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
The Green House

All survivors. Area covered: Bristol and surrounding areas
Survivors Alliance North Devon

All adult survivors. Area covered: North Devon and UK telephone counselling
Southmead Project

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SALT (Sexual Abuse Listening Therapy)

All survivors aged 16+. Area covered: South West of England
Revival Wiltshire RASAC

All survivors aged 13+. Area covered: Wiltshire
Rape & Sexual Abuse Helpline

Helpline and signposting for all survivors aged 16+. Area covered: Devon (county wide)

Find Specialist Support in your Area

The Survivors Trust has 129 member organisations based in the UK & Ireland which provide specialist support for women, men & children who have survived rape, sexual violence or childhood sexual abuse.
Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC)

SARCs (sexual assault referral centres) are specialist medical and forensic services for anyone who has been raped or sexually assaulted. They are designed to be comfortable and multi-functional, providing private space for interviews and forensic examinations, and some may also offer sexual health and counselling services.
National Helplines
London
About Sexual Violence & Abuse

Sexual violence and abuse is any behaviour of a sexual nature which is unwanted and takes place without consent or understanding. This includes rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, childhood sexual abuse, female genital mutilation and more.
Petition: Make all sexual abuse offences exceptions under the double jeopardy rules

"Many victims will never be able to obtain justice or closure from the criminal courts as the law currently stands as their charges are not deemed "serious" or "severe" enough to be an exception to the double jeopardy rules."
Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVA)

Many specialist support agencies offer an Independent Sexual Violence Adviser (ISVA) service to victims/survivors of rape and sexual assault. An ISVA is trained to look after your needs, and to ensure that you receive care and understanding.
Our Work

Over the last ten years we have set up five new rape support centres, successfully lobbied for a three-year support fund for member organisations and established the all-party parliamentary group for adult survivors of sexual abuse. Find out more about our work
Who We Are

The Survivors Trust is the largest umbrella agency for specialist sexual violence support services in Europe. Our 129 agencies provide information, advice, support and therapy to over 80,000 individual survivors each year. Our services work with victims and survivors of all ages, male and female, of all forms of sexual violence, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation.
The Effects of Sexual Violence

The long-term effects of sexual violence (whether that is childhood sexual abuse, sexual harassment, rape etc.) can include many emotional, psychological and physical conditions. The experience of sexual assault or abuse at any age and whether male or female can have devastating effects on every aspect of a person’s being and life – on their mind, their body, their behaviour, thoughts and feelings.