Alexander (left) with his mother, Sandie, (right) together in 2012. I can’t imagine what it must be like for a parent hearing your child was raped. I told my mum in an email. I wasn’t ready, but some not very nice people had found out things in my past that they could exploit and threatened to tell the world. Linked with these were the two times I was assaulted. I couldn’t let her find out that way. I felt like I had no choice but to disclose to my family all about the attack

Earlier this month, many of us were lucky enough to stand in the Pride in London parade which saw thousands of the LGBTQ+ community and allies alike, come together and celebrate the undeniable milestones the community and its supporters have made over the last 50 years. Since the Stonewall Riots 50 years ago, communities have come together, embraced each other for their differences and welcomed those who, in many circumstances, may not have the help and support they need and

We've launched our first survey project, "Speaking Out", and we'd like you to help reach more survivors. Estimates suggest that, in the last year alone, 1.3 million women and 700,000 men experienced domestic abuse.[1] This shocking figure doesn’t even come close to the full scale of the issue: add in the hundreds of thousands each year who experience other sexual violence, image-based sexual abuse, stalking, harassment, or coercive control and you’ll no doubt double those est

Stay Brave today expresses its deep appreciation to Nathan Sparling as he plans to step down as the Chair of Stay Brave's Trustee Board. As Chair of Stay Brave for the last two years, Nathan has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the cause and ensuring Stay Brave is in a stable position to make lasting contributions to the journeys survivors of abuse take. Nathan had these words to say; “It has been great to Chair the Board of Stay Brave over the past two years, achievi