This two-year project is the largest research and support project on sibling sexual abuse to date in the UK. It is funded by the Home Office and Ministry of Justice and will conclude in March 2022.
Sibling sexual abuse is considered to be the most common form of child sexual abuse within the family setting. Children are more likely to be sexually abused by their siblings – brothers and sisters and step-brothers and step-sisters – than by their parents. Yet, society’s awareness of sibling sexual abuse has trailed behind other child abuse issues and concerns. Support services and researchers agree it has received little attention and there is a lack of academic literature on the subject.
Today, it remains a hidden, chronically under-estimated and untreated form of child sexual abuse. It continues to be ignored, played down or denied by parents, professionals and authorities as harmless or nonthreatening childhood sexual experimentation that does not require attention. This is in spite of the known life-time effects of sexual violence and abuse on the health and happiness of victims and survivors.
RCEW will partner with two Rape Crisis Centres and two universities on the project. Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support (SARSAS) in partnership with the University of the West of England, Bristol will oversee research and work on the provision of specialist trauma-informed support services for historic adult survivors. West Mercia Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (WMRSASC) in partnership with the University of Birmingham will oversee the research and work on the provision of suitable support services and pathways for children from the age of five and young people who are current victims and survivors of sibling sexual abuse. The project will include working with CYP with problematic and harmful sexual behaviours and their families.
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- Civic And Social Organizations
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Civic and Social Organizations
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- https://www.sarsas.org.uk/ssap/
- Competitors
- National Domestic Violence Collaborative, Family & Children's Counseling Services, Inc., Risk Management Authority, Family Support Line Children's Advocacy Center, Family Support Services, Family Life Counseling and psychiatric services, Family Service Agency, Family & Children's Aid, Inc., Family Counseling Service, Pufferfish.
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Rcew Sibling Sexual Abuse Project's website is https://www.sarsas.org.uk/ssap/
Rcew Sibling Sexual Abuse Project's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/rcew-sibling-sexual-abuse-project
Rcew Sibling Sexual Abuse Project's industry is
Civic and Social Organizations
Rcew Sibling Sexual Abuse Project's top competitors are
National Domestic Violence Collaborative,
Family & Children's Counseling Services, Inc.,
Risk Management Authority,
Family Support Line Children's Advocacy Center,
Family Support Services,
Family Life Counseling And Psychiatric Services,
Family Service Agency,
Family & Children's Aid, Inc.,
Family Counseling Service,
Pufferfish.
Rcew Sibling Sexual Abuse Project's categories are Civic and Social Organizations
Rcew Sibling Sexual Abuse Project's founding year is 2020
