The Survivors Trust (TST) is a national umbrella agency for over 120 specialist r**e, sexual violence and childhood sexual abuse support organisations throughout the UK and Ireland. Our Trustee Board is exclusively made up of Managers and Directors of r**e and sexual abuse support services. Our core aim is to empower survivors or r**e, sexual violence or childhood sexual abuse through supporting and improving effective responses to survivors. Member organisations provide a range of direct services to survivors including counselling, support, helplines and advocacy services for women, men and children. We provide support and networking for member agencies; deliver accredited training; raise awareness about r**e and sexual abuse and its effect on survivors, their supporters and society at large; promote effective responses to r**e and sexual abuse on a local, regional and national level. TST supports working in ways that recognise human rights and dignity; demonstrate understanding of the role of gender in the impact of sexual violence and abuse on women and men; appreciate the variety of human experience and culture; demonstrate a commitment to showing justice in dealing with all others; and encourage development and improvement of responses to all survivors.
