Our previous research has shown that adults don’t always recognise, understand or react appropriately when a child or young person starts to tell them about experiences of abuse and that this can mean that the child doesn’t get the support they need.1
We wanted to find out how adults who work with children can make sure they are hearing the child’s disclosures of abuse so we:
- consulted with children to find out their needs and experiences
- carried out a survey, focus groups and interviews with adults who work with children to find out how we can help them better respond to disclosures of abuse
- looked at the existing evidence on the topic.
Authors: H. Baker, P. Miller, E. Starr, S. Witcombe-Hayes and C. Gwilym.
References
Allnock, D. and Miller, P. (2013) No one noticed, no one heard: a study of disclosures of childhood abuse. London: NSPCC.