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First Step Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland First Step is an organisation run for male survivors and their supporters. This might mean you talk about past and present relationships.

We provide free confidential services to male survivors of sexual abuse and their supporters. We provide free confidential services to male survivors of sexual abuse and their supporters living in the city of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland to enable survivors to make the “First Step” towards feeling less isolated through increased personal power to makes choices. At the core of all “First Step” services is the principle that each individual has the right to respect, to be believed, and to an environment that is safe. It is a place where you can talk to someone who is not involved in your life; someone who has no preference concerning your decisions. First Step is not about telling you what to do or how to run your life, but it is about exploring your difficulties with another person. You may begin to turn your thoughts and feelings into actions that help you come to terms with your experiences and make new choices.

05/10/2026

Whilst at Leicester Pride last month, we offered people the opportunity to write down a question they've always wanted to ask a counsellor.

Over the coming weeks we will be sharing those questions and some of the answers that our experienced counsellors have offered.

** Running shop voucher give-away** 🏃‍♂️In just over a week the Leicester Run Festival takes place, an opportunity for p...
01/10/2026

** Running shop voucher give-away** 🏃‍♂️

In just over a week the Leicester Run Festival takes place, an opportunity for participants to undertake either a half marathon or a 10k run.

Whilst we aren’t entering a team this year, we are hoping to enter a team in the 2027 festival so this is a great opportunity to offer a £25 voucher kindly donated by the Leicester Running Shop.

📩How to Enter
To enter, comment on this post. Tell us anything running related :

It could be your favourite run, the run you've always wanted to do, the hardest run you've ever done. And don't forget to tag your favourite running buddy so they can enter too!

Please note the comment must be on this original post and not on shared posts.

📆Closing Date and Winner Selection
Entries close at midday on Thursday 8th October. The competition is also running on Instagram, and one winner will be selected at random from all valid entries.

The loveliest email arrived from a client today for the First Step team. These words really do highlight what a differe...
22/09/2026

The loveliest email arrived from a client today for the First Step team. These words really do highlight what a difference reaching out for support can make.

And this is why we do what we do 💜

18/09/2026

Competition Time: Win Leicester City Tickets! ⚽️

Leicester is home to several sporting teams that do fantastic work in our local community, and we are grateful that Leicester City in the Community are supportive of the work that we do here at First Step, providing services for male survivors of sexual abuse.

We have seen first hand how physical exercise can have a huge impact on our mental health – as our video ‘You are not alone’ highlights. But you don’t have to run a marathon (or four!) to benefit. Leicester City in the Community also run Walking / Social Football sessions which are great for promoting wellbeing. You can see more about what LCitC do in their Annual Report: https://www.lcfc.com/community-our-reports-and-strategies

⚽️What You Could Win

Leicester City in the Community has kindly donated two tickets for the Leicester v Peterborough match on Saturday 10 October.

📩How to Enter

To enter, comment on this post. (Please feel free to tag your friends and share the post too).

📆Closing Date and Winner Selection

Entries close at midday on Thursday 24 September. The competition is also running on Instagram, and one winner will be selected at random from all valid entries.

Could you be our next Treasurer?We're on the hunt for a new Treasurer to join our Board of Trustees here at First Step L...
15/09/2026

Could you be our next Treasurer?

We're on the hunt for a new Treasurer to join our Board of Trustees here at First Step Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, to help oversee our finances and ensure our charity can fulfil its mission to deliver counselling and services to male survivors of sexual violence and abuse.

For more information, visit :

Today marks Su***de Prevention Day and it is really important to us here at First Step to get people talking about menta...
10/09/2026

Today marks Su***de Prevention Day and it is really important to us here at First Step to get people talking about mental health and, as a charity supporting male survivors of sexual abuse, men’s mental health in particular.

The statistics around su***de are devastating and in particular those around male su***de. And whilst these numbers are awful, it is vital to remember that these are not just statistics. Behind every number is somebody’s partner, father, son, brother or friend.

We are pleased to see that The Prince of Wales is launching a new scheme, with the support of various sports stars, that aims to use the influence of sport to help prevent su***des. Hopefully the 'On your side' project will raise awareness and help start more conversations around this topic.

Remember, if you do need immediate support, there are organisations who can help.

Call NHS 111 and select the Mental Health option
Text Shout to 85258
Call the Samaritans on 116 123
Contact harmless.org.uk

***dePrevention

We are Pride ready! If you are at Leicester Pride today, come and see us in the Trade tent.And if there is something you...
05/09/2026

We are Pride ready! If you are at Leicester Pride today, come and see us in the Trade tent.
And if there is something you've always wanted to ask a counsellor, now is your chance!!

04/09/2026

We’re so grateful for the brilliant First Step supporters taking on big challenges to help raise vital funds and awareness for our work 💜

Our short film, ‘You are not alone’ shares more about First Step and the survivors we support. A heartfelt thank you to Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales and The Saltways for helping make it happen — and to James, Isaak, Barry and the First Step team for being part of it.

Keep an eye on our page over the next few weeks — we’ll be sharing competitions with fantastic prizes kindly donated by Leicester City in the Community, Leicester Riders, Leicester Tigers Foundation, and Leicester Running Shop.

Please follow our page and share this post with your friends, family and colleagues. Every like, share and follow helps us reach more people who may need to hear: you are not alone.

Once again we will taking part in Leicester Pride this Saturday at Abbey Park Leicester.We will be joining in the parade...
01/09/2026

Once again we will taking part in Leicester Pride this Saturday at Abbey Park Leicester.

We will be joining in the parade starting at the Curve Theatre at 12 noon and then you can find us in the Health and Wellbeing Marquee during the afternoon - come and say hi!

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Alliance House, 6 Bishop Street
Leicester
LE16AF

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm

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