Sapphire, the central sex crime unit in London, has been closed, meaning it is harder to spot offenders that do things across more than one borough. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/open-season-for-rapists-as-metropolitan-police-disbands-sex-crime-unit-n778xdzph

This Podcast is worth listening to – it has the stories of people that have been abused, and how they coped, healed and recovered. https://www.iicsa.org.uk/news/survivor-and-inquiry-ambassador-sabah-kaiser-speaks-after-new-bbc-sounds-podcast

Hundreds of paedophiles are absconding abroad, and continuing their abuse – and the UK cannot stop it. All they can do is tell the host country, an abuser has travelled to their country. Abusers choose to go to places where the regulations are not as strict. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49695470?ocid=wsnews.chat-apps.in-app-msg.whatsapp.trial.link1_.auin

Read this letter, written by a survivor of an assault. It is long, but worth reading. It ends by reminding us we cannot be silenced, we are powerful and it cannot be taken away. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katiejmbaker/heres-the-powerful-letter-the-stanford-victim-read-to-her-ra

This article covers an extreme survival method, that until now the legal system seems to have ignored. Let’s hope and fight for this to be the start of some understanding. Brave lady. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-49589160

This article shows that when a victim starts to speak, she becomes a survivor, and it is the first step to healing. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-49549126

Survivors are not asking for just money and words of apology. They also need the right support to help overcome what they suffered. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-49037655

Well he is saying the right thing now, let’s see if it comes to fruition, and they actually recognise all the victims …. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48935121

A reminder of what the IICSA (Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse) is about. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34965912

Domestic abuse survivors and sexual abuse survivors are more at risk of mental illness. With the focus now being put onto mental health, it will be good when even more work is done on dealing with the causes. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-48541604