Falling through the Cracks - a Restitute conference

About This Event

The impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse is beginning to be better understood. Resources, research and compassion are rightly provided to survivors.

However, the impact on families - those who care for survivors and those who are traumatised by what has happened to their loved ones - is misunderstood, unrecognised and woefully underfunded.

Because of this, parents, carers, siblings, and loved ones fall through the cracks with services and professionals making assumptions about who is providing support and the legal framework around 3rd party victims.  All too frequently, families are left traumatised, isolated, and stigmatised.

Professionals from Health, Education, Local Authorities, VCSE, Police and Criminal Justice and Carer Services are invited to join Restitute, keynote speakers and high-profile panel members to learn, collaborate and find solutions to ensure that families caring for people who have survived sexual abuse are not left picking up the pieces on their own.

Includes lunch and refreshments throughout the day.

Hosted by Jackie Long

Jackie Long has been the social affairs editor and one of the presenters of Channel 4 News for more than a decade. She spent almost twenty years at the BBC working on programmes including Newsnight and Radio 4's World at One and PM programmes. Her special interest has always been trying to give space and time to people whose stories and voices are often ignored.

Speakers and panellists include:

Baroness Sal Brinton - Liberal Democrat spokesperson on Victims Issues in the House of Lords

Jess Phillips - Minister for Safeguarding (via Zoom)

BJ Harrington - Chief Constable for Essex

Alison Hernandez - Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall

Rt Hon Caroline Nokes MP - Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons

Simon Bailey - CBE, QPM, DL - Former Chief Constable of Norfolk

Jonathan Warren - retired Chief Executive and Chief Nurse

Dr Andrew Kelso - Chief Medical Officer - Suffolk and North East Essex ICB

Dr Toral Thomas - Forensic Psychiatrist - Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust

Jess Asato MP

Neil Churchill OBE - Director of People and Communities NHS England

Dr Jo Finch - Professor of Social Work and Post Graduate Research, University of Suffolk

Payment

If you need to pay by invoice or by raising a purchase order, please contact Cath Pickles - ceo@restitute.org