South West

This map ONLY shows services operating in the South West.

To view all services operating in the UK, view our Find Support page.

1. Womankind

Female survivors. Area covered: Bristol, South GloucestershireRead more

2. First Light

Area covered: Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of ScillyRead more

3. The Green House

All survivors. Area covered: Bristol and surrounding areasRead more

4. Survivors Alliance North Devon

All adult survivors. Area covered: North Devon and UK telephone counsellingRead more

Those who have experienced domestic, sexual, physical and/or emotional abuse as children or as adults and have turned to drugs, alcohol or other ways of self-harming. Area covered: Mainly Bristol and surrounding areasRead more

6. SALT (Sexual Abuse Listening Therapy)

All survivors aged 16+. Area covered: South West of EnglandRead more

7. Revival Wiltshire RASAC

All survivors aged 13+. Area covered: WiltshireRead more

8. Rape & Sexual Abuse Helpline

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

9. Oxford Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Centre

Female survivors. Area covered: OxfordshireRead more

10. Operation Emotion

Male survivors aged 18+. Area covered: PlymouthRead more

11. Kinergy

All survivors aged 16+. Area covered: South Glocs, Bristol, Banes, N SomersetRead more

12. Gloucestershire Rape Crisis Centre

All survivors. Area covered: GloucestershireRead more

13. STARS Sexual Trauma & Recovery Service

All survivors. Area covered: Bournemouth, Poole and DorsetRead more

14. Devon Rape Crisis

Female survivors aged 13+ and male survivors ages 13-25. Area covered: Devon and Torbay local authority areasRead more

15. CRASAC

All survivors aged 13+. Area covered: CornwallRead more

16. CLEAR

All survivors. Area covered: CornwallRead more

17. Acts Fast

support for Parents and Carers whose child has disclosed they have been sexually abused. Area covered: Bournemouth and DorsetRead more

18. The Treetops Centre (SARC)

Sexual Assault Referral Centre for anyone who has experienced sexual assault. Area covered: Hampshire & Isle of WightRead more

19. Yellow Door

All survivors aged 11+. Area Covered: Southampton, Eastleigh, New Forest and some services on the Isle of WightRead more

20. Winchester RASAC (Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre)

All survivors including under 18's. Area covered: HampshireRead more

21. PARCS: Portsmouth Abuse and Rape Counselling Service

All survivors aged 5+. Area covered: Portsmouth, Havant, Gosport & FarehamRead more

22. BRASACC Basingstoke Rape & Sexual Abuse Crisis Centre

All survivors aged 16+. Area covered: Basingstoke & North HampshireRead more

23. 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.Read more

Latest

'What Works; patient and stakeholder engagement for Sexual Assault Referral Centres’

NHS England worked with service users and key partners to develop the ‘What Works; patient and stakeholder engagement for Sexual Assault Referral Centres’ report.
IICSA Victims and Survivors Consultative Panel – Applications Open

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)
Trust House Reading ISVA

Area covered: Reading
RSVP

All survivors. Area covered: Birmingham and Solihull

RSVP

All survivors. Area covered: Birmingham and Solihull
Womankind

Female survivors. Area covered: Bristol, South Gloucestershire
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

Those who have experienced domestic, sexual, physical and/or emotional abuse as children or as adults and have turned to drugs, alcohol or other ways of self-harming. Area covered: Mainly Bristol and surrounding areas
Self injury Support

Female survivors. Area covered: National
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
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."
London
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.
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.
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
Definitions of Sexual Violence

It can be hard to come to terms with what happened and even harder to understand how it is defined in the law. Here are the most current definitions of sexual violence in the Sexual Offences Act 2003.