London

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

1. Watford Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse

helpline supporting all survivors aged 14+Read more

2. Survivors Together

Support group for female survivors. Based in East London.Read more

3. Respond

Survivors with learning disabilities aged 5+. Area Covered: National and LondonRead more

4. One in Four (North London Branch)

All survivors aged 4+. Area covered: North LondonRead more

5. One in Four (Main Branch)

All survivors aged 4+. Area covered: South East LondonRead more

6. MOSAC (Mothers of Sexually Abused Children)

Supporting all non-abusing parents, carers and families. Area covered: London wide and helpline national.Read more

7. London Centre for Personal Safety

Provides personal safety and self-defence training in LondonRead more

8. Into The Light

All adult survivors. Area covered: LondonRead more

9. Haven – The Survivors of Abuse Network

All survivors aged 13+. Based in WalthamstowRead more

10. Aurora Foundation for People Abused in Childhood

Adult survivors of childhood abuse aged 18+.Read more

11. Abuse Never Becomes Us

Supporting survivors from the Tamil community. Area covered: London and UK wideRead more

12. ICAP: Immigrant Counselling and Psychotherapy (London)

working with migrant survivors, particularly amongst the Irish community in Britain. Area covered: LondonRead more

13. SurvivorsUK

Male survivors aged 13+. Services for men in London and a National Web Chat for adult male survivorsRead more

14. The National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC)

All adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Provides a national freephone support line.Read more

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If You Need Help Now

Rape and sexual violence are horrific and traumatic crimes. Many victims and survivors experience a wide range of emotions after rape or sexual assault and are often too shocked to act in the immediate moments. There is no right or wrong way to react or feel.
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."
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.
Victim Support NI Foyle

Area covered: Antrim & Newtownabbey, Causeway Coast & Glens, Derry City & Strabane, Fermanagh & Omagh, Mid & East Antrim and Mid-Ulster

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)
Oxford Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Centre

Female survivors. Area covered: Oxfordshire

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."
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.
Right to Review – Child Sexual Abuse Review Panel

TST is recommending member agencies and ISVAs to alert their clients to the new right to review which has just been established by the Crown Prosecution Service and Police. The issue of survivors feeling that their case has not been investigated thoroughly or that perpetrators have not been charged has caused great distress for many survivors over many years.
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.
Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse: "Law must change" says Rape & CSA Charities

NAPAC (the National Association for People Abused in Childhood) is leading a coalition of charities in the call for legislation to introduce ‘Mandatory reporting’. The law would make failure to report suspected or known child abuse in ‘Regulated Activities’ a criminal offence. Regulated Activities include schools, sports clubs linked to national sports bodies, children’s homes and faith organisations*.
Boarding Concern

Boarding Concern supports people who were harmed or abused whilst at boarding school.
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Axis Counselling (Telford Office)

All survivors aged 11+. Area covered: Shrewsbury, Telford, Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and the Welsh borders
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.
Nottingham Counselling Service

All survivors. Area covered: Nottinghamshire