Survivors Unite is a small, specialised charity dedicated to delivering comprehensive services to adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) living in the Scottish Borders
Region.

Our purposes, mission, vision, and values were written by those with lived experience of CSA who established our charity in 2018.

Our Purposes

• To provide safe, confidential, person-centred support for adults (16+) who have experienced childhood sexual abuse, and to their families and significant others in the Scottish Borders.
• To be a credible and trusted peer support organisation with established referral pathways that those working with survivors can signpost to, and those using the service can be signposted from.
• To raise awareness, support prevention and reduce stigma around issues affecting survivors of CSA in the Scottish Borders.

Our Mission

• To work alongside adults affected by CSA providing safe support and understanding so that
people can heal and flourish.

Our Vision

• To create a world where those who have experienced childhood sexual abuse are understood,
believed, and supported and where children are not abused.

Our Guiding Principle

• To work together with survivors to shape our service ensuring we are responsive to their
current needs.

Through our Safe Oaks Project, we provide:
1:1 Counselling – 1:1 peer support – Facilitated Group Support – Phone/virtual support whilst on the waiting list – Events supporting mental health, wellbeing and inclusion.

We support adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse inclusive of all genders, sexuality, ethnicity, physical ability, and neurodiversity.