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Urgent – take 10 mins to help get an alternative VAWG strategy for men and boys

Things are moving one step closer towards a sensible solution for how to address sexual violence against men and boys alongside VAWG. On 23 Apr 25 Ben Obese-Jecty MP proposed a parliamentary motion calling for Read more

The Letter That Took Decades To Write

The Letter That Took Decades To Write. As part of Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week 2024, Male Survivors Partnership together with RocketMill and filmmaker, Bosie Vincent, released a new film exploring the issue Read more
Edwin Rothwell

Edwin’s Story

Male Survivors Partnership is a network of front line service providers for males who have suffered sexual violence. We also have a ‘friends of MSP’ network for individuals who want to join us and be

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Do you have resources for male survivors???

Does your agency support male survivors? If so, you may have resources which you would like reach a wider audience. Mankind UK deliver the 1in6.uk website with the aim of creating a hub where men

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MSP submission to Govt on ‘violence against women and girls’

Last Friday Male Survivors Partnership submitted written evidence to the Home Office call for evidence on ‘violence against women and girls’, which Government stated included consideration of men and boys. You can see the full

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Our statement: male survivors and 2021 government strategy for women & girls

MSP’s approach to working with Government and our member organisations – plus engaging with male victims and survivors – on the Home Office call for evidence on ‘violence against women and girls’ crimes: The Male Read more
Let’s Hear it for the Boy(s and men)

Let’s Hear it for the Boy(s and men)

Along with my partner Clare, we founded Survivors In Transition (SiT) in 2009 – initially set up to provide peer support for women who had experienced sexual abuse in childhood. This was largely driven by Clare’s own experience and a dearth of support available in Suffolk as a whole and Ipswich in particular.

We gaily set about doing some good and contributing to our community. Despite Clare having received the bulk of her therapy in our native Zimbabwe, Ipswich was our home and where we had decided to settle.

We hired a room in a business centre for one afternoon a week and managed to get the local paper to advertise the group meeting time. Over time the group grew and we finally had more attendees than volunteers; which was we took as a sign we were doing the right thing.

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1700%! From Negative to Positive

1700%! From Negative to Positive

In the light of MSP’s involvement in the latest headlines with Coronation Street, Sam Thompson shares his thoughts.

In March 2017 whilst engaging in therapy with MSP founding member, Survivors Manchester, I made the decision that I wanted to grab my negative experience, take back the power that it took from me and turn it into something positive that gave my life meaning again.

I was hammering my way down the recovery highway with less than a handful of miles to go before I reached my destination when I realised that I was beginning to loose momentum, but why? My tank was full of determination, I was being regularly serviced by Survivors Manchester, and I had more than enough supportive passengers to keep me on the straight and narrow. As I glanced in my rear view mirror the realisation applied itself to my breaks and escorted me into the nearest layby. I was leaving other survivors behind.

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