Sexual assault has no place in the world, unfortunately it’s happening far more than we are aware and the consequences for victims are unthinkable. 

In the year ending March 2020, the Office for National Statistics estimated that 4.9 million women had been victims of sexual assault in their lives. This included 1.4 million who had been raped, or had faced attempted rape.

According to the Evening Standard, figures, published by the Office for National Statistics also show that more than one in 20 women have been raped since the age of 16 and that half of sex attack victims have been targeted more than once. SARSAS provide support for victims of rape and sexual assault by providing one to one support, counselling, online help along with various others. All services are available to women and men, girls and boys of all ages. 

The likelihood is we all know someone, if not ourselves, who has experienced a form of sexual assault and/or rape, and they need to know support is out there for them, so please spread the word of SARSAS and how they can help to deal with the trauma. 

Please dig deep to support such an amazing charity so they can continue to help victims in the future.