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Child Abuse Awareness Month

Every year, April is recognised as Child Abuse Awareness Month to highlight how important it is to prevent violence against children and educate families, carers and adults on spotting the signs of abuse.   Child abuse can affect a person for life and can be initiated by both strangers and adults that the child knows and trusts.…

Eastenders historic abuse storyline advised by End Violence Against Women

Eastenders aired an hour-long special episode last night (18th of April 2024), featuring a storyline where a female character was sexually abused by her church pastor.   Many people will have tuned into Eastenders hour long episode last night, which saw one of the characters, Yolanda Trueman, sexually assaulted by Pastor Clayton. For those who…

Caldey Island: Review into alleged historic child sex abuse by monks on Welsh island announced

An historic abbey on a remote Welsh island is at the heart of a major child abuse scandal after claims that more than 50 children were sexually abused by Catholic Monks in the 1970s and 80s.   The allegations relate back to incidents that reportedly occurred on Caldey Island, Wales which is renowned for its …