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Meet our new CEO: Lorri Weaving

We’re delighted to welcome Lorri Weaving as our new CEO. Lorri joined the SARSAS team three and a half years ago as Head of Services.
During this time, she’s been instrumental in helping to develop our service delivery teams, including our counselling, specialist support work and pathway navigation teams, as well as our helpline services.

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Trans inclusion best practice sharing event

During LGBT History Month we held our second national trans inclusion best practice sharing event for professionals working in the sector.

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Celebrating trans, non-binary and intersex inclusion

We were thrilled to hold our first Trans Inclusion Practice Sharing event at then end of last year. An online ‘lunch and learn’ for people working in sexual violence support services across the country.

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A year of growth and victim-survivor voice: the SARSAS Impact Report

Last year we supported 747 people through counselling, specialist support and group work and provided 968 hours of support through our helpline services. We launched our new website and brand and delivered training to 3509 people. We are so proud of our amazing team and everything we have achieved together.

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Meet our Menopause & Menstruation Champion

World Menopause Day is held every year on the 18 October to raise awareness of the menopause and the support options available for improving health and wellbeing.

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A note from our LGBTQIA+ Champion

Our fab LGBTQIA+ Champion talks about their new role at SARSAS.

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The first ever #SiblingsToo day

15 April 2023 sees the launch of the first Annual International #SiblingsToo Day, breaking the silence of sibling sexual abuse by sharing science and stories from professionals and lived experience experts.

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SARSAS Response to the PEEL (Police Efficiency, Effectiveness and Legitimacy) Report

Here we look through and respond to some of the main findings and recommendations of the report.

Findings from our Gender Diverse Focus Groups

Our senior trainer Emma takes you through the findings and best practice recommendations from our gender diverse focus groups.

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Join us in the #16DaysChallenge!

We have had enough of women being given rape alarms and drink covers, being asked why they didn’t leave, told to walk in pairs…it doesn’t work. We can’t keep doing the same thing and expect different results. The time has come for a new approach.