Important Update from SARAC

Due to ongoing funding challenges, we are having to make some difficult but necessary adjustments within our organisation. This includes a review of our staffing structure, which undoubtedly will affect our waiting list.

What will not change is our unwavering commitment to providing high-quality emotional and counselling support, with positive outcomes for victims and survivors of sexual abuse. However, to maintain service availability, we are streamlining some areas of our work. This may mean tighter timeframes and, regrettably, fewer of the personal touches that make our service unique.

These are not decisions we take lightly. They are temporary measures to ensure SARAC can continue delivering essential support while we work to secure further funding.

We continue to follow our Strategy, Mission and Vision, but we are mindful of how these changes may affect our trauma-informed approach. While we cannot yet confirm how wait times may be impacted, we will keep clients and partners informed.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support.

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 violence and/or rape at anytime in their lives.

Our specialist support is for any individual over 11 years old.
The services are provided by experienced and qualified sexual-violence-trauma supporters.

Call our confidential helpline on 01283 517185

Young Persons 11-18

Our specialist support is for anybody aged 11 and over who has been affected at anytime in their lives.

Adults

We support adults with recent or historical trauma from sexual abuse or violence.

Specialised Male Support

Emotional supporters will provide support for any male affected by trauma.

Volunteer

Our services rely greatly on committed volunteers in order to provide a consistent service to survivors of sexual 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.

Young Persons Education

One of SARAC’s core values is to connect with our local community to raise awareness and educate.

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 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