Empowerment and connection: Support, awareness, Voice
At survivors aloud, our journey is rooted in empathy and action. Discover how we empower individuals and foster resilience within the Scottish Borders and beyond. We are dedicated to creating a safe, supportive, and informed community for all.
Our services
We provide a comprehensive range of services designed to support survivors of abuse, trauma, grooming, and exploitation, while also raising crucial awareness across the community.
Direct support
Contact Us
Face-to-face and online support, including our Survivors Cafe in safe spaces, prioritising confidentiality and autonomy.
Talks and presentations on abuse, trauma, grooming, prevention, exploitation, and group-based abuse.
Videos, blogs, and other media offering insights from lived experience, accessible to all.
Links to other resources and support, awareness and organisations
Survivor informed and trauma aware courses, books, course series and programs to empower, inform and increase protection and prevention across communities
Who we help and why
We are committed to reaching all survivors and those impacted by various forms of harm. Our mission extends to families, professionals, community leaders, and agencies, aiming to improve community safety and connection for everyone.
In person spaces
In person, one to one or group meet ups. Online communication and connection. Safe spaces to blether and connect
The Borders is a beautiful, rural area but it's landscape can be quite isolated in many ways. Survivors Aloud offers face to face spaces to just talk and connect. Coffee and conversation, walks and talks. A space to just vent, blether, to just be.
We also offer online methods of communication and spaces for group meetings can be arranged.
All information is confidential, treated with privacy and rooted in safeguarding
Our unique approach
Survivors Aloud offers person-centred, survivor-led, and survivor-paced support. We provide information and lived experience as the foundation of our awareness initiatives, delivering in-person information and empowerment talks to related parties and groups.
Building resilience
We foster connections with established supportive people, companies, and charities. Our online and in person, group and individual, spaces are safe and accessible, backed by trauma-informed personnel, and hosts events and activities aligned with our mission to reduce isolation in rural areas like the Scottish Borders.
Nature can heal. Community connects
In today’s fast-paced world, it’s vital to engage with the environment around us. Our local parks and nature spaces offer beautiful settings that foster safety, space, relaxation and connection.
We can further enhance community interaction through trauma-aware coffee shops and venues. These spaces prioritize safety and comfort, ensuring that everyone can enjoy a warm drink and a friendly conversation without fear of judgement or discomfort. By creating and utilising environments that are sensitive to the needs of all individuals, especially those who have experienced trauma, we can build stronger connections within our community. All support is survivor led and survivor paced
We also offer our services via online, emails, video, calls
and via our sites
For larger events and activities, hiring safe venues is essential. These spaces should not only accommodate guests but also create an atmosphere where everyone feels welcome and secure. By focusing on accessibility and inclusivity in our choice of locations, we are contributing to a society that values every individual.
