With SAF – You’re not just a survivor — you’re a leader for change.
Every survivor of violence deserves to be heard — truly heard. Yet too often, especially for Global Majority women, experiences are dismissed, misunderstood, or lost inside systems that promise protection but deliver harm.
The Survivors Action Forum exists to change that.
Here, your voice is more than a story. It is evidence, leadership, and power. SAF invites you to share your lived experiences, ideas, and insights — not to be tokenised, but to influence real reform across policing, health, education, and social care.
Your contribution directly shapes survivor-led resources, training, policy guidance, and systemic change across the UK.
To create a survivor-led movement, to transform survivor experiences into actionable change, where every voice directly shapes safer, more respectful services. Survivors are not statistics — they are leaders driving systemic reform and creating resources that empower other survivors.
Real experiences, real answers. Share your ideas and solutions to help create resources designed by survivors, for survivors. Your insights will inform practical tools, guides, and awareness campaigns to support others navigating trauma and broken systems.
Your voice matters. By highlighting where systems failed, and where they worked – you’ll help us challenge harmful practices and promote respectful, trauma-informed approaches across policing, health, education, and social care.
Your contributions feed directly into our BeyondTrauma Advisory Network, where professionals learn from survivor voices. Together, we’re building meaningful, survivor-led reforms that improve services and policies nationwide.
A private, flexible way to share your experiences in your own time.
Use our secure online form to:
share how systems supported or failed you
highlight barriers you faced
identify what worked
suggest changes survivors need
offer ideas for safer, trauma-informed services
You can skip any question, pause, or stop whenever you need.
Your wellbeing leads the pace.
A gentle, guided one-hour focus group for Global Majority women who want support completing the form.
This space offers:
a facilitated, confidential session
emotional pacing and grounding
companionship with other survivors
live support while completing difficult sections
a safe environment to reflect and share
When: First Tuesday of every month
Time: 8–9pm (online)
Facilitator: BeyondTrauma Academy trained practitioner
Fully anonymised — nothing you share identifies you.
Regardless of the pathway you choose:
Your responses are anonymised
They feed directly into survivor-led data and insights
These insights inform trauma-informed training
They help shape professional practice and policy reform
Updates appear on our “You Said, We Did” impact board
Your voice becomes part of a collective movement driving national change.
Your experiences are not stories for reports — they are evidence for change. Every contribution helps build a future where services work for, not against, survivors.
A private, survivor-only space filled with support, connection, and resources designed just for you.
The Survivors Support Forum is a confidential online community created exclusively for survivors who want a safe space to connect, share, and heal at their own pace.
This supportive environment offers:
A private, verified survivor-only community
Gentle, trauma-informed moderation
A calm and respectful space where you never have to explain your experience
Optional sharing — you control your pace and comfort
Each forum category contains helpful, trauma-informed resources created specifically for survivors, including:
grounding and regulation tools
downloadable support worksheets
emotional wellbeing resources
safety planning guides
culturally-sensitive materials
reflective prompts
after-care and self-soothing practices
survivor-created insights and shared wisdom
These resources are designed to help you feel supported not just during moments of difficulty, but throughout your healing journey.
Inside the forum, survivors can:
connect with people who “get it”
share your experiences without pressure
receive supportive responses from others on similar paths
take part in community discussions at your own pace
access grounding tools when you feel overwhelmed
feel safe, valued, and not alone
Joining the Survivors Support Forum is optional, and separate from the Survivor Action Form.
You are always in control of your level of participation.
In your email please include:
📧 Your email address
🏷 Your chosen username (this can be an alias for privacy)
Once we receive your details, we will:
🌿 Manually add you as a forum member
💌 Send you a welcome email
🔐 Send a separate password-reset email so you can create your private login
After that, you’ll have access to all forum spaces — along with the supportive, survivor-focused resources inside each category.
