To promote and protect the good health of male survivors of sexual abuse, rape and sexual exploitation; alongside those affected by male sexual violation; across Greater Manchester and throughout England & Wales.

To provide evidence based therapeutic support services to male survivors of sexual abuse, rape and sexual exploitation; alongside those affected by male sexual violation; across Greater Manchester and throughout England & Wales.

To provide qualified counsellors, psychotherapists, specialist and general support workers to support and advise male survivors of sexual abuse, rape and sexual exploitation; ; alongside those affected by male sexual violation; across Greater Manchester and throughout England & Wales; on how to cope with and move beyond their unwanted sexual experiences.

To provide education, training and awareness raising campaigns around the issue of the sexual abuse and violation of males of all ages and backgrounds, whilst continuing to learn from our work and respond effectively to new knowledge and identified needs.

• Be treated with respect
• Remain anonymous if you wish
• Be given information in plain language about services we provide
• Know that anything you discuss with a worker is confidential within the service
• See any files kept about you

• Be seen as quickly as possible
• Complain about the service
• Tell us how to improve the service
• Not be the subject of research without your consent
• Not to provide any information which you do not wish to reveal

We Are Survivors is proud to be accredited with the Male Quality Standards. The purpose of the MQS is to improve the consistency of service provision for male victims / survivors. The quality standards provide a framework that can be used to develop and improve the quality of service provision to male victims / survivors, in particular recognising their gender based needs. We were re-accredited by LimeCulture and will expire on 30.04.23

We Are Survivors is proud to be accredited with the ISVA Quality Standards. The Quality Standards for ISVA Services are made up of 20 standards across four domains; Leadership & Governance, Access & Engagement, Service Delivery and Outcomes & Evaluation. They set out the expectations of the ISVA service’s leadership and staff and also the client experience. Our accreditation renewal is due 30.12.2022 and awarded by LimeCulture.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement – ‘no male survivor left behind’

Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is emphasised by our behaviours and actions which support our work with survivors and staff. We believe in going beyond the Equality act 2010 and support qualities which may not be recognised under the law. We strive to;

• Embrace diversity
• Listening to what our services users need
• Getting the fundamentals right
• Ensuring no male survivor is left behind

We are focusing on ensuring no male survivor is left behind, no matter where they are from or how they identify.

We work towards a space where every male survivor is welcomed with respect and understanding. This has been guided due to the lack of mental health support for men from different ethnic backgrounds.

Due to the nature of our work, we understand the distinct roles men may have within diverse cultures and religions and we aim to work with understanding the different challenges they may face. Our work embodies this to achieve an environment, which promotes equality of respect and opportunity for all staff members and service users.

Everyone has the right to receive support without fear or prejudice regardless of their race, religious beliefs, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, and social class.

We Are Survivors is committed to supporting Equality, diversity, and inclusion where we hope to help end the stigma for men against sexual violence, sexual exploitation and rape.

We hope to promote and advance diversity of staff recruitment, reaching different communities to adopt an inclusive community within the workplace for staff and clients.

We hope to promote inclusive engagement for both staff and clients accessing our services.

Keeping You Safe

Whilst we want to ensure that our services and spaces are welcoming to all male survivors, we also need to make sure they are safe spaces and that all those who engage in our spaces are safe from harm. Like every organisation providing support services, we have a legal duty of care to safeguard children, young people and adults who are vulnerable or at risk and we take our responsibility seriously.

Safeguarding is often feared as being the practice of revealing ‘confidential’ information about an individual behind their back – this isn’t necessarily true. There may be times that because of something you’ve told us, or a situation emerging that causes us concern for the safety of you or another, that we have to engage in discussions with external agencies such as NHS, Police, or Social Services, we always aim to discuss this with you first. We do not routinely share any survivors information or discussions we have, with others without consent.

You have an absolute right to confidentiality and anonymity and we respect that right and hold it in high regard; but we also hold the safety of survivors and others equally in high regards.

To ensure that we are always delivering our services with the highest of safeguarding assurances, we have a number or named individuals within the team that hold a specific responsibility:

• Safeguarding Lead: Chief Executive Officer (Duncan) in the event of Safeguarding Lead absence, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Chris) takes responsibility
• Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Lead: Chief Executive Officer (Duncan)
• Mental Capacity & Liberty Protection Safeguards Lead: Criminal Justice Services Director (Alison)
• Caldicott Guardian: Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Chris)
• Information Governance Lead: Operations Director (Jamie)
• Data Protection Officer: Data Analyst (Sam)
• Risk Governance Lead: Sue Cuffe (Trustee) & Dr Andrew Tomkins (Trustee)
• Senior Information Risk Owner: Chief Executive Officer (Duncan)
• PREVENT Lead: Data Entry Co-Ordinator (Nick)
• Suicide Prevention Lead: Senior Trauma Informed Therapist (NJ)
• Freedom to Speak Up Guardian(s): Senior Trauma Informed Therapist (NJ), Senior Trauma Informed Therapist (Rob), Data Analyst (Sam)

If you would like to talk about safeguarding, confidentiality or have any concerns then contact us on 0161 236 2182 or go to our Compliments and Complaints page to submit information.

Please remember, emergencies should always be directed to emergency services on 999.

You are also able to report concerns to Manchester Safeguarding Board (MSB) on 0161 234 5001 (24/7)

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