#CheckWithMeFirst Resources for healthcare services

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3 Actions for healthcare professionals
Sign up for healthcare professionals
Resources for survivors (female image)
Resources for survivors (male image)
Service-user survey (female image)
Service-user survey (male image)

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3 Actions for healthcare professionals
Sign up for healthcare professionals
Resources for survivors (female image)
Resources for survivors (male image)
Service-user survey (female image)
Service-user survey (male image)

PDF guides
CheckWithMeFirst | Eve Appeal | Cervical Screening Guide for Healthcare Professionals

For more useful resources, email [email protected] to find out how you can get involved in the project.

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TST Resources

The TST resources website is an online space designed to provide survivors of rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse and their supporters with information, resources and self-help tools to help them navigate their journey of healing.
Kelly's Story

Kelly shares her story of life after experiencing sexual abuse.
Shannon's Story

It’s important for me to tell my story. I hope that by telling it, it will help other male survivors of sexual abuse to speak out and get help.
Qualitative research to understand the support needs of disabled adult victim-survivors of rape and sexual violence

The Ministry of Justice is funding a team of disabled and non-disabled researchers to talk to D/deaf and disabled adult victims and survivors of rape and sexual violence in England and Wales about their support needs.

#CheckWithMeFirst Animation

Watch our #CheckWithMeFirst animation, which outlines some of the key messaging of our trauma-informed campaign for healthcare professionals.
#CheckWithMeFirst Service User Survey

If you are a survivor living in London, we want to hear about your experiences of NHS healthcare services so that we can help to make these services more accessible to survivors of rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse.
Become a #CheckWithMeFirst Champion

Become a trauma-informed #CheckWithMeFirst Champion for our NHS London awareness campaign.
#CheckWithMeFirst campaign

Learn more about The Survivors Trust's trauma-informed awareness campaign for NHS London – #CheckWithMeFirst.
#CheckWithMeFirst Resources for Survivors

#CheckWithMeFirst resources for survivors accessing healthcare services.

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.
Jessica's story

Jessica shares her story of sexual assault and rape and how she started her journey of healing.
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.
"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.
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.
Our Helpline & Live Chat Service

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.
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.
Girl with the Sword

The Girl with the Sword shares the story of her journey of healing from military sexual trauma.
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.