Discovering that someone in your life has been accused of or responsible for child sexual abuse or exploitation can change your life in an instant.

 

You may be their partner, parent, adult child, family member, friend or someone else closely affected. You may have learned about the offending through a police investigation, a disclosure, court proceedings or directly from the person involved. 

 

Whatever the circumstances, the impact can be profound. You may be experiencing shock, grief, anger, confusion, isolation or uncertainty about what comes next. You may also be managing changes to your relationships, family life, finances and sense of safety while trying to support children or other people around you.

 

Yet people affected by another person’s offending are not always recognised as having experienced harm in their own right. Information can be difficult to find, systems can be hard to navigate, and pathways to specialist support are not always clear.

 

PartnerSPEAK exists because you should not have to navigate this experience alone.

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We provide specialist peer support and advocacy for non-offending partners, family members, friends and others affected by another person’s child sexual abuse or exploitation, including contact offending and offending involving child sexual abuse material.

Our support is informed by lived experience and grounded in the understanding that the impact of another person’s offending can extend far beyond the offence itself.

Our role is not to tell you what you should do, but to walk alongside you as you work out what is right for you. We support people who choose to stay, people who choose to leave, and people everywhere in between as circumstances, relationships and decisions change over time. Wherever you are in your journey, our support is grounded in respect, choice and without judgement.
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