SurvivorsUK

SurvivorsUK helps to support men, trans, and non-binary people aged 13+ who have experienced sexual violence. We provide one-to-one counselling services (delivered face to face, by telephone and online), groupwork counselling, an independent sexual violence advisor (ISVA) service, an online national helpline, and a civil law clinic.

SurvivorsUK also supplies training to counsellors and front line workers likely to come into contact with this client group to ensure a robust and sensitive service provision is widely available.

National Web Chat for adult survivors of rape or sexual abuse
Monday – Sunday 12pm -8pm
Web Chat
Text: 020 3322 1860
Whatsapp: 07491 816 064

Postal Address: 11 Sovereign Close, London E1W 3HW
Office Telephone: 0203 598 3898 (Monday – Friday 09:30 – 17:00)
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.survivorsuk.org
Area covered: National: helpline and telephone/online counselling. London: ISVA and face to face/groupwork counselling

Services offered:

Helpline web chat
One to one counselling for up to 1 year (telephone and face to face)
Online counselling (12 weeks)
ISVA service
Civil law clinic in partnership with Bolt Burdon Kemp
Training
National database of organisations helping male survivors
Blog and news

Services for:

Boys, men, trans, and non-binary survivors of sexual violence.

Other Services in London

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

Find Specialist Support in your Area

The Survivors Trust has 124 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.
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National Helplines
Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC)

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Petition: Make all sexual abuse offences exceptions under the double jeopardy rules

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