Purpose of this booklet


If you have experienced childhood sexual abuse, this booklet has been developed for you. Our aim is to provide information to help you understand your experience and responses to sexual abuse, reassurance that this experience of abuse does not define you and offer hope for the future.


We recognise we cannot cover every person’s experiences but we hope this booklet will have meaning for you.


This booklet may also be helpful for partners, family members and friends who are supporting a loved one dealing with the effects of childhood sexual abuse.


We encourage you to read this book in a way which best suits you. We would also suggest you take care of yourself by thinking about the best time and place to read it.


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