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It’s tough to talk about sexual trauma. As a survivor, you can start your journey now to manage your trauma. Survive offers you appointments either face-to-face, online or on the telephone .

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Knowing more about sexual violence and abuse can prevent the stigma and guilt that survivors often feel.

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Survive heads to SYNOD...

On Tuesday 11 February, as SYNOD decide on how best to keep children and adults safe from sexual harm within the Church of England, our CEO, Mags Godderidge, will be standing outside with some of her colleagues from ACT on IICSA (“ick-sa”) in a show of solidarity with survivors.

We believe SYNOD must adopt ‘model four’ which essentially outsources safeguarding to an external and independent body which will:
• ensure high standards in safeguarding responses from start to finish with every complaint and issue;
• provide consistent responses;
• even out resources according to need; and
• provide much better data including the ability to track perpetrators between parishes and dioceses.

‘Model four’ is what Prof Alexis Jay recommended to the Church of England last year after she was asked to review their safeguarding processes.

Through our collective contact with survivors of faith-related abuse, both recent and non-recent, we repeatedly hear about the additional trauma and harm caused by inaction, cover-up and conscious decisions to stand by perpetrators whilst leaving survivors isolated, unsupported and in some cases, silenced by and ostracised from their faith community. That survivors have been excluded from SYNOD makes it all the more important for groups like ours to stand with them, amplify their concerns and make sure their voices are heard.

Our survivor stories

These personalised accounts – using different names to protect the identity of survivors – show how Survive helps survivors of rape, sexual assault or child sexual abuse to rebuild their lives, relationships and reach their potential by delivering specialist services.

THE SURVIVOR - EMMA

Finally I felt that I was ready to stride happily into the future, without fear. This is all thanks to Survive. The service they provide is absolutely invaluable and so very vital.

Find out more about The Survivor – Emma

THE SURVIVOR - JAMIE

Life is a journey. The work done with Survive significantly eased the burden I felt and helped me move on in my journey forward.

Find out more about The Survivor – Jamie

THE SURVIVOR - TRACEY

I've gone from being broken to now being a functioning person again. Gone from being stuck in a trauma cycle, to getting a job and holding it down. All literally within a matter of months.

Find out more about The Survivor – Tracey

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17 January 2025

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27 November 2024

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