New booklet will help victims of sexual abuse recover.
The Lantern Project has published a new booklet to help victims of sexual abuse recover from the long-term impact of the trauma they have suffered.
The new booklet, which is being distributed to GPs and medical practices across Merseyside, will help victims of sexual abuse understand more about the cause of the problems they have, and how to seek and get the type of therapeutic support they need to recover.
Graham Wilmer, who wrote the booklet, said: “When I needed help with my recovery from abuse, there was very little information available, which is why I set up The Lantern Project in 2000. Since then, we have worked with hundreds of victims, of all ages and from all walks of life.
“Among the many questions we were asked, time and time again, by almost all of them, were: ‘How do I tell people about what happened to me? Who should I tell? How will they react? How can I recover? Will I ever recover?’
“We have written books and training materials that answer these questions before, but they were written to help professionals understand the impact of sexual abuse, so they can help victims who have come forward and asked for help.
“This booklet is for the victims, and there are many of them, who are still struggling with their problems, and not sure how or where to seek help, so we are making it available in as many GP practices and other agencies as possible, where it can be picked up and read by people who want help, but don’t know how to take the first step.
“It’s only a small booklet, but it contains the answers to some very difficult questions, and if this booklet had been available when I was looking for the help I needed, after my breakdown in 1999, I am sure that my recovery journey could have been much less difficult!
“It will take a while for us to distribute copies to all GP practices in Merseyside, so, if you would like a copy now, you can purchase the booklet through our web site (press the ‘Buy Now’ button under the booklet description), or send us an email (lanternproject@yahoo.co.uk), requesting a copy.”
Graham Wilmer The Lantern Project 168 Seabank Rd, Wallasey, Wirral CH451HG UK Phone: 0151 630 6956 mobile: 07866 508094 http://www.grahamwilmer.org.ukhttp://www.lanternproject.org.uk http://www.ctruk.org.uk
What a society we live in
There is so much wealth in our country and those that have the most are adding to it over and over again while the man in the street and our children have to endure cuts under the veil of austerity which they played no part in causing.
I read an article in the Daily Mail on the 15th June, and even putting one side that paper’s track record of inaccuracy, Tony Blair alone is reputed to be worth between £80 and £100 million. What can one person need such wealth for, with the potential to earn a great deal more in the near future.Is it morally acceptable that a public official whom the public elect should be able to turn that privilege in to the ability to command millions in earning power ?
Blair and a hundred other individuals alone could chose to fund without noticing the difference a programme of support to victims for many a year
putting back in to the public arena a small part of what they’ve piggy-backed out of it
When the tax avoidance routes are closed(although we won’t hold our breath on that one) perhaps David Cameron could put his money where his mouth is and honour his statement made days after the Savile revelations last year that ” a true measure of our society is how we treat our most vulnerable” . He actually went on to say that child sexual abuse is the most heinious crime of all.
THEN TREAT IT AS SUCH
Only you and your Government,Mr.Cameron,have the power to sort this once and for all