"Cover-up is a British institutional tradition" 4 December 2016 for The Observer: Breaking the silence is immensely powerful and it is good medicine. But speaking up is hard. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has data that suggests one out of three people abused as a child has not disclosed the abuse … Continue reading Enable children to talk and then listen to them – the only solution
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Why we should turn our backs on boarding schools
Joy Schaverien boarding school and psychological trauma - an important book in the child abuse debate
Abuse and violence in boarding schools
July 28, 2014: I'm writing a series of stories looking at abuse in British boarding schools and its wider context - social, historical and psychological. The latest piece, published July 21st in the Observer magazine, looked at the experiences of those who have loved and cared for survivors of abuse, and the immense collateral damage early trauma can do. … Continue reading Abuse and violence in boarding schools