CSA Promoting Social Awareness

Taboo Project

 

We are a registered Community Interest Company established in 2013.

our Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) service provides information, support and guidance’s for adults, who are affected by Childhood Sexual Abuse (ACSA).

RELEASE CIC is run by individuals who have lived experience of non-recent CSA. We are committed to promoting Social Awareness of this taboo topic in a sensitive, professional manner and welcome support and interest from potential stakeholders from statuary and VCFS agencies and services.

We invite staff/volunteers from any Lancashire based services to attend our Networking Sessions which will allow us to introduce you to our service in an informal manner.

We are fully committed to exploring strategies for active inter-agency collaboration. We believe that it is very important to break down barriers which restrict or prevent victims of this crime from seeking the support they justly deserve.

We can no longer plead ignorance. We cannot evade it. We may spurn it. We may kick it out of the way. But we cannot turn aside to avoid seeing it.

Quote: William Wilberforce on subject of slavery

Let’s get talking Lancashire…

By raising awareness of CSA, we send a message to perpetrators that sexual abuse is unacceptable and will not be tolerated in our communities, as individuals with Lived Experiences of tis crime we are not afraid to speak out. 

To stay silent about CSA, when we know so much, when we see and hear the pain and anguish, caused by this crime, is not an option. We can no-longer turn a deaf ear, or a blind eye, to do so we are giving perpetrators free reign to continue on their paths of destruction. Our collective social silence a shield which protects the guilty, a barrier which the victim is unable to surmount alone.

It’s time, to ask ourselves and each other, where do you stand, do you care, do you care enough to reach out a helping hand, do you care enough to ask…what happened to you, can I help?

Victim/survivor Focus

Having the opportunity to break down social barriers which prevent and restrict survivor/victims from being socially and emotionally open about this crime, is a vital aspect of healing and recovery processes.

As local communities become more aware of the prevalence and scale of this crime, there can be a starting point for public solidarity and a potential for societal shift in perceptions which currently marginalise victims.

It’s time, to ask ourselves and each other, where do you stand, do you care, do you care enough to reach out a helping hand, do you care enough to ask…what happened to you, can I help?

Taboo Project networking sessions.

Content:

• Outline personal & professional reasons for establishing our CIC
•Why our service is needed
• Official evidence of need-current research & Government Strategies
• Current projects & activities
•  CSA Awareness Workshops content
• Register an Interest /booking processes 
• Explore options in regards to establishing referral pathways