Adult child abuse victims -- Great Britain

His mother did not love him, and informed him of this fact often. She spent most of his childhood trying to find someone to whom she could give him away to. Here, Simon Dawson decides not just to face up to the emotional damage his mother inflicted on him, but to try to understand her and achieve...

There was a time when I loved my mother. It's shocking to imply that I stopped loving my mum because mothers always love their children and always do their best for them. Mothers are supposed to be good. But my mother wasn't good. Ten years ago, Helen Naylor discovered her mother, Elinor, had bee...

In March 2013, 30 years on, Terrie and Paul Duckett made the brave decision to give up their right to anonymity to tell of the years of abuse they endured at the hands of their recently convicted step-father and raise awareness for the ongoing battle for justice for victims of child abuse. A powe...