Funded by the Scottish Government, and supported by Inspiring Scotland, the Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support (SOCAS) 2024 Fund provides funding for 22 third sector organisations supporting adult survivors of childhood abuse.
The aim of the £3.345m fund is for survivors to enjoy a safe and healthy life, with improved wellbeing and builds on the success of the SOCAS 2020-24 Fund.
The SOCAS 2024 Fund has two key outcomes:
Help is available from the SOCAS funded organisations below or click here.
If you need someone to talk to immediately, please call Breathing Space on 0800 83 85 87. It is free and confidential.
Jane is driven by a desire to create lasting social impact and improve people’s lives. She is constantly inspired by the creativity and resourcefulness of the charities she works with and believes that those with lived experience are integral to the design, development and management of solutions. Jane is Fund Manager for our Survivors Fund....
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Jennifer has a background in teaching English as a Second Language alongside over 5 years’ experience working in the Third Sector from working as a project and funding officer to most recently developing participatory grant programmes alongside people with lived experience of dementia. Jennifer has a strong belief that the inclusion of people with lived....
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Argyll and Bute Rape Crisis (ABRC) provide free and confidential support and advocacy to survivors of all genders (aged 12 +) who have experienced rape, sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse, sexual harassment, sexual bullying, stalking and commercial sexual exploitation. They also offer support to non-abusing partners and family members of survivors of sexual violence. ABRC
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Break The Silence work to improve the emotional, psychological and physical health of survivors of rape and childhood sexual abuse, their partners and family members across East and North Ayrshire. Support options include counselling, eye movement de-sensitisation and re-processing (EMDR), complementary therapies, group activities, advocacy support, peer support, and volunteering opportunities. They also promote partnership
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Carr Gomm runs a Specialist Link Worker Service, Sea Change, based at NHS Lothian’s Rivers Trauma Centre to provide person-centred, practical and holistic support to survivors who come to the Centre for either group or individual therapy. Visit their website here.
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Inspiring Scotland’s Annual Report for 2023-2024 provides an overview of the work we have undertaken to deliver on our strategic priorities and mission to improve the lives of people across Scotland. Last year we managed over £46m of funding as fund owner, delivery partner or fund manager for Scottish Government and private investors for social
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Inspiring Scotland’s Annual Report 22/23 provides an overview of the work undertaken to deliver on strategic priorities and mission to improve the lives of people across Scotland. In the period we supported over 700 organisations across 16 funding programmes worth over £50m. As well as new funding opportunities being created, nine of programmes provided vital
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This resource brings together the best evidence and resources for trauma support in one place and provides guidance on implementation.
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Today, the Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support (SOCAS) fund team launched a report sharing their insights from four and a half years of managing funding which delivers vital support to adult survivors of childhood abuse. A total of £11.2m of Scottish Government funding was managed by Inspiring Scotland and provided to 29 charities across the
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The annual report provides an overview of the work undertaken to deliver on our strategic priorities and mission to improve the lives of people across Scotland. Last year Inspiring Scotland managed 16 funding programmes delivering to our strategic priorities ‘Improving Life Chances for Children and Young People’ and ‘Flourishing Lives’. We managed over £46m of
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“We are deeply grateful for this opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of survivors, guiding them towards a brighter and more hopeful future.” A new phase of the Scottish Government’s Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support (SOCAS) fund has now started. 22 third sector organisations across Scotland will share the £3.3m over
Read MoreFor all enquiries about the Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support Fund, please email socasenquiries@inspiringscotland.org.uk
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