Beam Project

beam project is a social enterprise set up to help children speak out about sexual abuse, by training professionals to approach this issue effectively in their role. we take a literal approach to the 'voice of the survivor' idea, because we are survivors ourselves. anyone who delivers our safeguarding training has lived experience and is therefore well-placed to explain the obstacles faced by children. we focus on creating tangible positive outcomes, ever driven by the notion of what would have helped us when we were being abused, and present on the following topics: - the reasons why children don't tell us if they're being sexually abused - how to encourage young people to speak up about their experiences - how to respond to disclosures of abuse - supporting children through the court process - how services (health, education, policing and social care) can be improved from a survivor's point of view. as a new organisation, we are keen to hear from anyone who thinks they might be able