The Survivors Trust

We offer a free and confidential helpline to any survivor anywhere in the UK and Ireland that feels like they need to talk. Whether you want to discuss what happened to you or just call for a chat, our helpline volunteers will be there to listen.

Free, confidential helpline: 08088 010 818

Mon - Fri 10am-8:30pm
Sat 10am-12:30pm, 1:30pm-4:30pm, 6pm-8:30pm
Sun 1:30pm-4:30pm, 6pm-8:30pm

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Donate to support The Survivors Trust's Live Chat service

Help support The Survivors Trust Live chat service, and be in with a chance to win a custom Miu Miu dress, courtesy of Emma Corrin, star of Netflix's The Crown.
NHS Urges Sex Crime and Abuse Victims To Seek Help

Women who have experienced domestic abuse and sexual assault are being urged to contact the NHS for support, as the number of people seeking help halved during the first lockdown.
"It'll only take ten minutes"

"For him it was just ten minutes of his life and meant nothing. For me, it has affected the rest of mine ever since." Josephine shares her story in the hopes to inspire other survivors to not be ashamed to share their story.
Our Helpline

Our free, national helpline provides information, advice and emotional support to all survivors of rape, sexual abuse and violence, and childhood sexual abuse. No matter when the abuse took place, we're here to support you.

National Stalking Helpline

Are you worried you are being stalked? Operated by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust, the National Stalking Helpline gives practical information, support, and advice on risk, safety planning and legislation to victims of stalking, their friends, family, and professionals working with victims.
MOSAC (Mothers of Sexually Abused Children)

Supporting all non-abusing parents, carers and families. Area covered: London wide and helpline national.
National Male Survivor Helpline

The National Male Helpline for males living in England and Wales
Samaritans

Samaritans is a charity dedicated to preventing suicide.
Rape Crisis England and Wales

Rape Crisis England & Wales is a feminist organisation that exists to promote the needs and rights of women and girls who have experienced sexual violence, to improve services to them and to work towards the elimination of sexual violence.
CIS’ters (Surviving Rape and/or Sexual Abuse)

Female survivors aged 18+ that were were raped/sexually abused by a member of their immediate/extended family. National helpline and services in the Hampshire area.
SupportLine

Confidential emotional support to children, young adults and adults by telephone, email and post.
SurvivorsUK

Male survivors aged 13+. Services for men in London and a National Web Chat for adult male survivors
The National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC)

All adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Provides a national freephone support line.
Live Fear Free Helpline

Live Fear Free is provided by the Welsh Government and provides help and advice to anyone experiencing sexual violence, supporters and practitioners.

Find Specialist Support in your Area

The Survivors Trust has 120 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.
My Experience of EMDR & Treating Trauma

Steph talks about how Eye-Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy helped her to heal after her experience of rape.
Taking care of yourself & I May Destroy You

It feels like everyone is talking about Michaela Coel’s newest creation I May Destroy You, a drama based on her experience of sexual assault. We want to offer up some tips for survivors thinking of watching the show as well as discuss some of the important topics covered in the series.
I didn't marry a monster

Marital ‘rape’ is a hidden recurring issue which people, mostly women, are reluctant to open up about. This video created by Ola and her partner Olu highlights the taboo issue and reminds those affected that help is available.
I Am A Survivor

Calais talks about her experience, and shares the message 'if you are suffering you’re not alone and although it’s hard, you will get through this'
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 124 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.
National Helplines
TST Supportline hours extended

Thanks to funding from the MoJ COVID-19 Response Fund our free national Supportline is now open 7 days a week. We're here to talk, to listen and to believe.

Free, confidential helpline: 08088 010 818

Mon - Fri 10am-8:30pmSat 10am-12:30pm, 1:30pm-4:30pm, 6pm-8:30pmSun 1:30pm-4:30pm, 6pm-8:30pm

Mon - Fri 10am-8:30pm
Sat 10am-12:30pm, 1:30pm-4:30pm, 6pm-8:30pm
Sun 1:30pm-4:30pm, 6pm-8:30pm