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Launching Together for Moray’s Survivors
We need your help to raise £50,000 for Moray’s survivors of sexual violence. Survivors in Moray access our service for specialist, trauma-informed support, advocacy and information. We help survivors cope with the impacts of sexual violence and help them heal from their traumatic experience.
Survivors need support at the moment they contact us. They shouldn’t have to wait for support.
Right now, over 100 survivors have to wait up to 12 months to receive the support they need. £50,000 would enable us to reduce our waiting list and support survivors when they need it most.
Survivors repeatedly tell us that they need support when they reach out or are referred to us. Having to wait months for the support they need can have negative impacts on their health, wellbeing, relationships, and livelihood.
Fundraise or donate to help us reach our goal and reach more survivors at their time of need. Your contribution makes a difference. Your donation goes straight to our frontline service supporting local survivors.
Sexual violence happens in Moray. In 2024-2025, Moray had the highest rate of recorded sexual assaults per head of population, of anywhere in Scotland. Every year, we support over 200 survivors. The need for our service far outweighs the resources we have.
We need local action, local support and local change. We can only make a difference if we come together as a community, to stand up for the rights of survivors and fund support and prevention of sexual violence. Your donations, your fundraising and your awareness changes lives and creates a safer Moray.
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Over the course of the next year, we need your help to support survivors of sexual violence in Moray, Together for Moray’s Survivors.
Donate today to support survivors of sexual violence in Moray.
Check out our JustGiving campaign page here: www.justgiving.com/campaign/together-for-morays-survivors
New Blog for Maternal Mental Health Week
For Maternal Mental Health Week, we shared a blog highlighting the experiences survivors of sexual violence may have if they are pregnant, are thinking about becoming pregnant or have recently given birth.
Read more here: www.morayrapecrisis.scot/news/blog/maternal-mental-health-awareness-week/
Stalking Awareness Week
Just like other forms of sexual and domestic abuse, stalking is a form of gender-based violence. Anyone can become a victim of stalking. Most people who experience stalking know the person. They could be an ex-partner, a friend, someone you dated or a family member. Stalking is not your fault. It is a tool that an abuser uses to control & intimidate a victim/survivor. Everyone is affected differently by stalking. There is no right or wrong way to feel. If someone has harmed you, it is not your fault.
Read our latest blog to find out more about stalking and tools and help from specialist support services.
Locally, you can get support from Moray Rape Crisis and Moray Women’s Aid
New Webpage about Support for Friends, Family and Partners of Survivors
We have launched a new webpage about the support we offer for friends, family and partners of survivors of sexual violence.
We understand that sexual violence doesn’t just impact survivors themselves. It can be difficult for family, friends and partners to know what to do, how to support survivors and how to process their own feelings. We offer short blocks of support for people close to survivors who are affected by sexual violence.
Read more on the webpage: www.morayrapecrisis.scot/support-friends-family/
January Update from our Sexual Violence Prevention Worker
Harry, our Sexual Violence Prevention Worker, shares an update about her first month back after the winter break, delivering workshops to young people in UHI Moray and Elgin Academy. She also covers her work with students at Elgin Academy who are interested in working on the Equally Safe at Schools programme.
Read more here: www.morayrapecrisis.scot/news/blog/january-update-from-our-sexual-violence-prevention-worker/
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