Friday 12-03-2021 - 16:00

It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of Sarah Everard. Our thoughts are with her friends and family at this devastating time. Sarah was a valued member of the Durham University community and many of us will have cherished memories of her time here.

We know this news will be distressing to many students. There are people and services who want to help, all across our community, and you can find details of the places where you can find support below.

 

 

• Speak to your college support staff https://www.dur.ac.uk/colleges.se.division/local/studentsupportdirect/college.contacts/
• Speak to your college Welfare teams who provide peer support
• Self-refer to the University’s Counselling Service https://www.dur.ac.uk/counselling.service/
• Reach out to Nightline, a peer led confidential listening service https://durhamnightline.com/
• Reach out to other listening services such as Samaritans or SHOUT https://www.samaritans.org/   https://giveusashout.org/
• If you would like to report an incident of bullying, harassment or abuse, you can use the University’s Report and Support Tool        https://reportandsupport.durham.ac.uk/
• Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre https://www.rsacc-thecentre.org.uk/downloads/ 
• The Meadows Sexual Assault Referral Centre http://www.themeadowsdurham.org.uk/ 
• Angelou Centre (Support for black, minority and migrant survivors of domestic and sexual violence): https://angelou-centre.org.uk/
• Galop LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline (Weekdays 10am-5pm): 08009995428
• National Domestic Abuse Helpline (Open 24/7): 08082000247