Not having to think about today’s sexual violence and abuse epidemic is a privilege – and one that isn’t afforded to millions of women and children. In England and Wales, 6.5 million women have been raped or sexually assaulted since the age of 16, and one in six children have been sexually abused. Despite the appalling (and appallingly persistent) prevalence, harm and cost of sexual violence and abuse in the UK, the proportionate, sustained resourcing of specialist services to support victims and survivors doesn’t seem to be on anyone’s political agenda.
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