Important Update – March 2026
We are pleased to announce that referrals for Young Persons have now reopened following temporary restrictions.
SARAC can accept referrals for anyone over the age of 11 from Burton, Tamworth, Lichfield, Uttoxeter, and South Derbyshire.
If you are outside this area, please visit The Survivors Trust to find local support services.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Team SARAC
PLEASE NOTE
SARAC will be closed from 16:30 on Thursday 19th December until 09:00 on Monday 6th January.
SARAC (Sexual Abuse Rape Advice Centre) offers confidential support for people in Burton, Lichfield, Tamworth, Uttoxeter, Swadlincote and South Derbyshire who are at risk of or have experienced sexual or domestic abuse at anytime in their lives.
Our specialist support is for any individual over 11 years old.
The services are provided by an experienced and qualified trauma-informed team.
Young Persons 11-18
Our specialist support is for anybody aged 11 and over who has been affected by sexual violence or domestic abuse in their lifetime.
Adult Services
18+
We support adults with recent or historical trauma from sexual abuse and historic domestic violence through counselling and emotional support.
Community Projects
We have teams within the community sharing education and training across Burton and area.
How can you get involved?
Volunteer
Our services rely greatly on committed volunteers in order to provide a consistent service to survivors of sexual and domestic abuse.
Donate & Fundraising
There are so many ways you can help as an individual, group or friends, community group or workplace to fundraise for SARAC.
Group Work
We have a variety of group work upcoming, from creativity to process groups, find out what’s coming up in your area and how to get involved.
30 Years of SARAC
We were first founded in 1994 by a group of local women after a woman was assaulted and had nowhere to go for support. This was the beginning of SARAC; the volunteers set up a helpline so people in this position had someone to turn to.
Our humble beginnings are something we are very proud of – it was this group of volunteers who began to break the stigma around sexual violence and rape, which were very taboo subjects at the time, and gave victims a voice.
Fast forward to present day – SARAC has a team of incredible staff, volunteers and trustees that keep the charity going. We are able to provide support to anyone over the age of 11 that has experienced sexual or domestic abuse of any kind, as well as secondary survivors. At any time, we are supporting about 120 people per week.
We’re incredibly proud to still be offering such life changing support, having helped thousands of people over the years.
Vision : Mission : Values
Our Vision:
A world free from sexual abuse.
Our Mission:
To provide trauma-informed support and education to all people affected by sexual violence in Burton and District
Our Values:
- We believe those at risk of, or suffering the effects of, rape and sexual abuse from every background should be treated with compassionate understanding.
- We invest in people to provide a confident highly trained staff
- We respect and value difference and provide equal and inclusive access to all our services.
- We connect with our local community to raise awareness and educate
- We empower people to recover, heal and rebuild their lives
- We challenge societal attitudes that condone and collude with sexual violence
