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About us
Who we are
We have been providing advice, support and counselling to individuals in our community since 1995 (previously under the name of Aylesbury Vale Rape Crisis).
Our primary aim is to provide support, information, advice and guidance to victims and survivors, empowering and enabling them to work with the trauma and suffering caused to them and their loved ones by sexual assault and abuse, including non-recent and childhood sexual abuse.
Our services are for survivors of all genders over sixteen that have been affected by sexual violence. We also work with partners to provide support for children over the age of 5 in Buckinghamshire, click here for more information on this service, and to provide support to survivors of all genders who have experienced domestic abuse.
We provide women only safe spaces in both Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. The provision of women only spaces is important as SAASSBMK recognises that sexual assault and abuse is both a cause and consequence of gender inequality within our society and so is a crime that disproportionately affects women and girls.
All our services are equitable and provided from a feminist and human rights perspective and are delivered in a safe environment in dedicated premises in both Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes.
All our services are free to access and are provided by staff and volunteers that have received robust, specialist training to support individuals who have experienced sexual assault and abuse.
We believe nobody should have to cope with rape, sexual assault or abuse alone and we are here to help. We provide a safe, confidential, non-judgemental service regardless of gender, religion, ethnicity, sexuality or socio-economic background.
We recognise the significant impact of sexual assault and abuse on Black and minoritised communities and are committed to developing our anti-racist practice to support survivors, staff and volunteers alike.
We are a victim/survivor focused organisation and as such we do not offer support around perpetration of abuse.
We are members of and hold the National Service Standards for Rape Crisis England & Wales, The Survivors Trust, the Male Survivors Partnership and the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and abide by their Ethical Framework.
