Our Criteria for the Child Victim to receive therapy
- There must have been some form of disclosure of sexual abuse by the child or young person
- The child or young person must be in agreement with the referral and feel ready to attend a therapeutic service
- The young person must be under the age of 18 years at the time of referral
- The child or young person must not have contact with the abuser/alleged abuser
- The child or young person is not subject to private law proceedings
- The abuse must have been reported to the Police and/or Children and Young Peoples Services
- The environment in which the child or young person lives must be safe enough for therapeutic work to begin
- The child or young person must have a safe adult to support them while they undergo therapy
- The child must live in an area for which we are funded
Our Criteria for the Secondary Victim to receive therapy
- The child has been affected by the abuse of their sibling
- The child has been affected by their parent/carer being imprisoned for sexually abusing other children
Should the child or young person not fit the criteria a service may still be available for them but this could incur a charge.
