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Survivors Action Forum

With SAF – You’re not just a survivor — you’re a leader for change.

When survivors lead, real change happens

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The Heart behind SAF

Every survivor of violence deserves to be heard. Yet, too often, their voices are ignored or dismissed by the very systems meant to protect them.

Survivors are asked to share their experiences, only to be left unheard and unseen. We do things differently.

The Survivors Action Forum invites you to have your say — not to be tokenised, but to create real change. Your voice will help challenge harmful practices and inspire new, survivor-led resources, training, and awareness for professionals who work in services like police, education, health, and social care.

Our Vision

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.

Survivor-led Solutions

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.

Challenging Harmful Practices

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.

Driving Survivor-Led Reform

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.

HOW IT WORKS

Through a simple online form, the Survivors Action Forum puts your voice at the heart of change. Your experiences and insights will shape professional practice, influence policy, and challenge the systems that failed you — with professionals invited to listen, learn, and act.

#IAMTHEEVIDENCE

Share your Experience

Submit your story through our secure online form — highlighting how systems supported or failed you, the barriers you faced, and the changes you believe are needed.

 

 

Suggest Solutions

Offer your ideas for survivor-led solutions, resources, and better practice. Your insights will help create training and tools that serve survivors more effectively.

Drive Real Change

Your submissions directly inform the BeyondTrauma Advisory Network — where professionals access your lived insights to improve frontline practice and challenge harmful systems.

 

See Your Impact

Explore the public forum board showcasing ‘You Said, We Did’ reports and Survivor Acknowledgment updates — showing how your voice is influencing change on a national scale.

Empowering Change

why this matters

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.

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have experienced physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime, often by an intimate partner.
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lack confidence in the criminal justice system
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Survivors will no longer be silent. This platform ensures their voices lead change, not get lost in bureaucracy.
a structured forum to drive system-wide improvement and survivor-led reform.

Our Impact

what Survivors Gain from SAF

A powerful platform to share your experiences and ideas
100%
Confidence that your voice contributes directly to change
95%
Visibility of how your input shapes training, resources, and reform
90%
Public acknowledgment of your role in leading change through our Honor Wall and public reports
98%

Email: saf@beyondtraumaacademy.com