Reaching Out To You

30.05.25 | Blog

At We Are Survivors, our target is that no male survivor should be more than 40 minutes away from support. With that in mind, Speaking Out will take place within voluntary sector premises across the boroughs of Greater Manchester, strengthening community networks and developing clear and appropriate referral routes and healing pathways for male survivors.

Partnering with local community hubs or part of a charity HQ in these boroughs ensures they will always be easily accessible by public transport, by foot, or located near to public car parks. We have worked hard to ensure that those organisations we partner with share key values with We are Survivors and will add value to the life saving support we offer at We are Survivors.

Speaking Out will provide the same service as you’d expect from our main offices. In the mornings we will facilitate a Drop-In service, led by the Community Development Team, which will be open for male survivors to come along for a brew and a chat. We will be also providing our Therapeutic, Independent Sexual Violence Advisor Services at our Speaking Out locations.  Each Speaking Out service will have its own identity and deliver activities specific to the area and the partnerships we develop in those areas. As with everything we do we will co-develop these sessions in collaboration with male survivors.

Currently we have three spoke sites, in Tameside, Wigan and Trafford. We’re on the hunt for two more spoke sites, so if you know of an organisation (or are an organisation!) that would make a good partnership in the ensuring no male survivor is left behind… reach out! We should talk.

As we launch our Speaking Out service we will be holding a professional open day, so we can connect with local organisations, understand your work and to promote our services. To receive an invite, please email [email protected] with the name of your borough, and we’ll be in contact.