Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week 2026

2 February 2026

2 to 8 February 2026. It's not ok.
Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week 2026
Cambridge City Council is supporting Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week (2 to 8 February 2026) – a national week to raise awareness about the unacceptability of sexual abuse and violence.

Help and advice 

If you or someone you know are affected by sexual abuse or sexual violence, you can get help from:

  • Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre - free specialist support for women and girls across Cambridgeshire who have been subjected to rape and sexual violence, no matter when the abuse happened
  • Men’s Advice Line - helpline for male victims of domestic abuse
  • Survivors UK - specialist service for boys, men and non-binary people aged 13 and over who have experienced sexual violence at any time in their lives
  • Galop - UK’s LGBT+ anti-abuse charity working with and for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse and violence
  • Choices Counselling – a confidential trauma-informed counselling service throughout Cambridgeshire and Peterborough for women and men who have experienced sexual abuse in childhood
  • Childline - access to every child for free, confidential support whenever they need it.

Get involved

If you want to get involved in the awareness week you can:

  • consider volunteering - local charity and council partner Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre will be recruiting emotional support volunteers with training starting in April. You can email volunteering@cambridgerapecrisis.org.uk to register your interest and be sent the application pack. 
  • join in on social media using the hashtag #It'sNotOk.