Talking about non recent child sexual abuse

This book addresses the issue of non-recent child sex abuse and its long-termimpact on adult survivors from a broadly psychodynamic perspective. Non-recent CSA is not a subject that can or should be confined to theclinical arena. It has legal, welfare and profound social implications, with itsimpact broadening out from the survivor to the family to the community andinto wider society. The politics of power and oppression are intertwined withthe experience and may be unconsciously repeated into adult experiences,often worsened by the interplay of intersectionality and the withdrawal ofpublic services and support for people with complex mental health problems. This book has been developed to support survivors, families, practitionersand the wider public break the social taboo around the topic of child sexualabuse. It unites a broad range of voices to encourage better community supportand improve social services to support those impacted. With an ethical commitment to the field, this book will appeal to cliniciansworking in mental health but will also hold interest to those in other fieldssuch as the social sciences, as well as the interested public, and CSA survivorsin particular.