Tuesday 11 February 2020

Child sexual abuse: Just 16% say NHS mental health services meet needs for adult survivors

Child sexual abuse: Just 16% say NHS mental health services meet needs for adult survivors Just 16 per cent of child sexual abuse victims say NHS mental health services meet their needs, according to a new report demanding ministers act urgently over insufficient funding for adult survivors.

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse – led by the Labour MP for Rotherham, Sarah Champion – heard from nearly 400 victims from across the country in its inquiry.

It found that male survivors wait an average of 26 years before disclosing their abuse and that one in five did not report abuse to the police due to fear of further violence from perpetrators. The Independent

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