Other sources of help

The Shores is Dorset's Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) and is contactable 24 hours a day.
Telephone: 01202 552056
Website: www.the-shores.org.uk

The Samaritans provide a 24 hour telephone service and are there to help with whatever you might be going through.
Telephone: 116 123
Website: www.samaritans.org

Childline is available to anyone under the age of 19 and there to listen anytime, day or night.
Telephone: 0800 123
Website: www.childline.org.uk

Survivors UK supports male rape and sexual abuse survivors. They have a web chat support service which is open Monday - Friday 10.30am - 9pm and Saturday and Sunday 10am - 6pm.
Website: www.survivorsuk.org

The Survivors Trust supports all survivors of rape and sexual abuse. They have a helpline service which is open, Monday 10am - 7.30pm, Tuesday 10am - 12pm and 7.30pm, Wednesday 10am - 7.30pm, Thursday 10am - 4pm and 5pm - 7.30pm and Friday 10am - 2pm.
Telephone: 08088 010818
Website: www.thesurvivorstrust.org

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Counselling Update September 2020
Online Training Event with Christiane Sanderson

‘Being with’ rather than ‘doing to’: How to Manage Power, Control, Boundary and Attachment Dynamics when Working with Survivors of Complex Trauma'. Online training event on Friday 9th October 2020, from 10am - 5pm.
Victoria's Virtual Great North Run

STARS-Dorset provides vital support and I want to support their work
STARS Dorset on BBC Spotlight June 2020

A recent feature on STARS on BBC Spotlight about the work we do and the support we have continued to offer during COVID-19.

Victoria's Volunteering Story

This week is Volunteers Week and throughout the week we will be releasing a series of blogs from our volunteers, past and present, about their different volunteering roles. This is Victoria's story.
Moving from Self-Loathing to Self-Love

A beautiful reflective piece by one of our Wellbeing Workshop leaders, Rachel Wilkinson. Rachel is a MARK (Minded Addictions Recover Kit) therapist and founder of CYC Community Yoga Collective a Dorset project making wellbeing accessible to all.
The problematic use of past sexual history as evidence in rape trials

The problematic use of past sexual history as evidence in rape trials by Kez Bhola-Dare, 2ND Year Law Student, Bournemouth University, and Jamie Fletcher, Lecturer in Law, Bournemouth University. Whilst there are a range of sexual assault myths that can influence rape trials, this blog focuses on the myth that a women’s sexual history is an indicator of consent to the act in question.
Online Training Event with Christiane Sanderson

‘Being with’ rather than ‘doing to’: How to Manage Power, Control, Boundary and Attachment Dynamics when Working with Survivors of Complex Trauma'. Online training event on Friday 9th October 2020, from 10am - 5pm.
Contact Us

Our contact details, how to get in touch.
Colette's Volunteering Story

This week is Volunteers Week and throughout the week we will be releasing a series of blogs from our volunteers, past and present, about their different volunteering roles. This is Colette's story.
Alex's Volunteering Story

Everyday this week, Volunteer Week 2020, we are sharing a volunteering story, today's is Alex's. Alex began as an Events Volunteer, then become a Support Line Listener and is now Vice Chair of the Trustees.
Compassion in a Cold Climate

For many COVID-19 has ignited flames of anxiety- for those who already struggle with their mental health, it has poured fuel on the fire. Anxiety is a normal human response to adverse situations.
Support STARS

At STARS Dorset all our services are provided free of charge, one of the only ways this is possible is through donations. Every donation however small can help make a huge difference.
COVID-19 and the Impact of Trauma

Looking at the longer-term psychological impact of this world wide pandemic on our mental wellbeing by Trauma Therapist, Philippa Dryland.