Abuse Survivors Blog

For many survivors of childhood abuse, the effects can last long into adulthood. Feelings of fear, shame, confusion and isolation often remain for decades, particularly where the abuse took place within trusted institutions such as schools, churches or youth organisations. Many survivors do not feel able to speak about what happened to them until much later in life.

Many survivors of childhood sexual abuse carry the impact of those experiences for decades before feeling able to speak about them. The decision to come forward is rarely straightforward. Legal processes can feel complex and emotionally demanding, particularly when abuse took place within an institution.

Mrs M, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse takes the bold step of waiving partial anonymity to share her experience of pursuing justice in the form of a civil compensation claim.