We recently launched a new video to help Survivors as well as their partners and families understand what Break the Silence offers and whether we’re the right place for them. This wasn’t created in a distant office away from the people we serve – it was shaped, step-by-step, by...

We Are Recruiting Trustees to Join Our Board About Break the Silence Break the Silence is a registered charity in Scotland and a company limited by guarantee. We make a profound and positive difference in the lives of those affected by childhood sexual trauma, their partners and...

Break the Silence, the charity based in north and east Ayrshire supporting Survivors of childhood sexual abuse, has launched its newly redesigned website and updated branding, built around the needs of three core audiences: Survivors, Supporters, and Stakeholders.  The...

We at Break the Silence want to say a huge well done to Sophia, Eden, Lexie, Lily and Amy from Kilmarnock Academy, who recently reached the finals of their school’s Young Philanthropist Initiative with us. This group worked hard and showed a great deal of maturity in tackling a...

We’re so proud that our Chief Executive, Sharon Belshaw, has had a quote included in The Strength of Resilience, a new book by Fatima Whitbread MBE. Sharon was invited to the recent book launch in London, where she met Fatima and a number of the other contributors involved in the...

By Dr Geraldine Butcher, Consultant Midwife (retired) and Jen Richards, Break the Silence Pregnancy and birth are significant life events, the cause for much excitement and celebration, and yet for some women they also bring feelings of fear, vulnerability, and uncertainty. These...