My Volunteer Journey: Helpline, Shift Supervisor, and Next Stop Lawyer!
I started volunteering on the SARSAS helpline in the spring of 2015 and I’m now a shift supervisor so I get to help look after [...]
SARSAS Live Chat Support Service!
We are pleased to announce the launch of our live chat service! Live Chat is a free, confidential* space for you to get emotional support [...]
***UPDATE ON SARSAS SERVICES FROM MONDAY, MARCH 23 2020 IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 *****
We are adjusting the way we are delivering our services in response to Government advice on the Covid-19 epidemic. Our staff and volunteers want you [...]
An update on SARSAS helplines and services we provide in the coming weeks
Our helplines will be **closed tonight - Tuesday 17 March** as we work out how we can best support our service users in the coming [...]
Local charities find ‘chilling silence’ surrounding sexual violence against older women in the South West of England
Four rape and sexual abuse charities, the South West Rape Crisis Centre Partnership, have identified a chilling silence and invisibility around sexual violence against older [...]
Training Event: Christiane Sanderson: Managing Power, Control, Boundary and Attachment Dynamics when working with Survivors of Abuse
When working with survivors of physical, sexual, domestic or spiritual abuse, practitioners need to ensure that abuse dynamics do not inadvertently get replicated in the therapeutic process, [...]
SARSAS Military Project
Exciting News! SARSAS are working on a project for military personnel in Somerset. The project will look at raising awareness of rape and sexual abuse [...]