Independent Review into the National Male Survivors helpline

The Male Survivors Partnership has commissioned an independent piece of research to review the National Male Survivors helpline.

​The research, being led by Dr Siobhan Weare, is reviewing data collected from the National Male Survivor Helpline and online service.

The data, collected over the three years that the helpline has been running, will be analysed, and will be supplemented by additional data collected by the research team through interviewing helpline staff.

The project aims to; a) develop knowledge and understanding about the demographics of those accessing the helpline, their reasons for accessing it, and outcomes following access, b) contribute to the development of a national empirical evidence base on the experiences of male survivors of sexual violence across the UK, c) explore whether patterns emerge in relation to the use of the helpline, d) consider potential policy and practice implications for organisations engaging with male survivors.

Findings will be communicated to MSP members, policy-makers, and criminal justice agencies.