Survivors Of aBuse is a survivor-led charity supporting adults who have experienced adverse childhood experiences, including abuse and neglect, helping them move from surviving towards greater safety, confidence, wellbeing and choice. Founded by survivor, author and campaigner Chris Tuck, it combines lived experience with professional knowledge, offering practical tools, education, peer support and connection. Its signature Breaking The Cycle programme is an eight-week, trauma-informed course covering mindset, lifestyle, nutrition, exercise and rest. Ambassador Beverley Ann, a care leaver now working in residential care, bridges the needs of children growing up in care and the long-term impact childhood experiences can have. That crossover makes SoB a natural partner in building joined-up support that continues beyond age 18.

Summit is one of Essex’s longest-standing mental health charities, founded in 1976 as Tendring Mental Health Support in Clacton-on-Sea. As advocacy became a profession through the 1980s and 1990s, Summit trained in legislation and human rights and played a key role in helping people leave long-stay hospitals and be heard in decisions about their care. Renamed SUMMIT in 2017, its mission is to advocate for empowerment and support independence. It restores control, confidence and self-belief, helping vulnerable people find their voice, stand up for their rights and shape their own futures through compassionate, face-to-face support and genuine partnership.