Welcome to the Winter bulletin! Many of you may be feeling rather down about the state of the world at the moment, with uncertainty over new variants of Covid and the ongoing identity wars in society. However, there is some good news with the Government recently announcing that it is extending the consultation on the …
Category «Sexual Health»
Letter objecting to the Health & Wellbeing Census of children in Scotland
We have written a letter to Humza Yousaf, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care in Scotland, to object to the Scottish National Health and Wellbeing Census which all school children are being encouraged to respond to. We are disturbed by some of the questions being asked which we believe are not appropriate when asked …
Ellie’s Story: A first-hand account of child sexual exploitation
Ellie was groomed from the age of 12 and was subsequently a victim of human trafficking and child sexual exploitation for seven years. In this leaflet, she describes being trafficked as a ‘life sentence’. Now a young woman of 23, she experiences regular flashbacks to the trauma she suffered and lives with ongoing medical complications. …
Unprotected: How the normalisation of underage sex is exposing children and young people to the risk of sexual exploitation
A new report by Norman Wells
The appalling revelations of systematic child abuse and exploitation in English towns and cities over the past few years have led to a considerable amount of soul-searching about the root causes of the crisis. This report draws attention to a neglected but critical aspect of the debate. It draws together the findings of a series of serious case reviews and an independent inquiry looking at the reasons why the abuse of so many young people was not picked up by professionals.
The report is utterly damning. A clear picture emerges of a culture in which underage sexual activity has come to be viewed as a normal part of growing up and seen as relatively harmless as long as it is consensual. It becomes clear that current approaches aimed at improving teenage sexual health have frequently facilitated and perpetuated the sexual abuse of vulnerable young people.
Submission – House of Commons Health Committee Inquiry on Sexual Health
Download pdf FAMILY EDUCATION TRUST SUBMISSION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS HEALTH COMMITTEE INQUIRY ON SEXUAL HEALTH 1. The Family Education Trust was founded in 1971 to carry out research into the causes and consequences of family breakdown, and to publicise the findings of such research. 2. The Trust has always made the welfare …