National Services

These services operate nationally.

They offer a range of services to survivors such as helplines, resources and support groups around the UK. For these services, where you are based does not determine whether you can access the service.

1. Safer Waves

Safer Waves supports merchant seafarers who have experienced sexual violence or gender-based discrimination.Read more

2. Self injury Support

Female survivors. Area covered: NationalRead more

3. RAINS (Ritual Abuse Information Network and Support)

Information & advice service for survivors of ritual abuse.Read more

4. Ritual Abuse Network Scotland (RANS)

Support for male and female survivors of ritual abuseRead more

5. Respond

Survivors with learning disabilities aged 5+. Area Covered: National and 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. Abuse Never Becomes Us

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

8. The Ann Craft Trust

National charity working in the interests of people with learning disabilities who may be at risk of abuse.Read more

9. First Person Plural

Adults affected by complex dissociative conditions, such as dissociative identity disorder (DID). Area covered: Nation Wide Membership for those affected by dissociative identity disorderRead more

10. 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

11. SupportLine

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

12. SurvivorsUK

Male and non-binary survivors aged 13+. ISVA support and counselling for survivors in London. National helpline and telephone/online counselling.Read more

13. 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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs) provide emotional support and guidance for anyone that has experienced sexual violence at any point in their lives. Our accredited training focuses on a survivor focused ethos, meaning that we train our ISVAs to have their clients needs at the centre of all of their work.