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Introduction

The Green House is the specialist support service for children, young people and families impacted by
sexual abuse in Avon and Somerset. They offer individual therapies, family support and a range of groups.

This guide is designed to help. Young people, parents and carers with lived experience wanted to share what worked for them or what could have made a difference.

This guide is a mix of:

• Lived experience: The reflections and suggestions about education settings by young people who have experienced sexual abuse and assault, and by the parents and carers who support them.
• Best practice: links to guidance and resources from Bristol and further away.

This guidance has been made by young people and parents in the VOICE Project of The Green House in collaboration with Keeping Bristol Safe Partnership, Young Empowered Women project at the
Women’s Centre Cornwall, and with survivors and educational professionals who came to the Beyond Therapy Festival of Activism Against Child Sexual Abuse, February 2024.

Please click on the pictures or links to access the resources 

• Sexual abuse, School safety and Support guidance
• Flowchart poster 

Suggested actions;

• The poster printed off and can be put in staff rooms. 
• Cascade the guidance to your colleagues. 
• Consider contextualising the topic (which can be distressing for some) in a protected CPD event. This year's free annual safeguarding refresher had a module on Child Sexual Abuse which introduces the topic in a more general/systemic way. 
• Remind colleagues where they can get additional advice and support internally.