The Lantern Project is a
UK registered charity which gave support to
child sexual abuse
Child sexual abuse (CSA), also called child molestation, is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation. Forms of child sexual abuse include engaging in sexual activities with a child (whet ...
victims, victims of bullying and victims of racial abuse.
The Charity was founded by
Graham Wilmer MBE Mbe may refer to:
* Mbé, a town in the Republic of the Congo
* Mbe Mountains Community Forest, in Nigeria
* Mbe language, a language of Nigeria
* Mbe' language, language of Cameroon
* ''mbe'', ISO 639 code for the extinct Molala language
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, an adult survivor of childhood sexual abuse, in 2000 under the name 'Victims No Longer' but in 2003 it changed its name to the Lantern Project after gaining the support of another survivor David Williams.
Operation 2000-2015
Between 2000 and 2015 the charity developed its own therapeutic model which it rolled out in
Wirral,
Merseyside
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and the surrounding regions and offered care, information, and support to victims of child abuse in these areas, during this period it was funded by the
NHS
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and third sector organisations in
Wirral.
Post 2015 Operation
In 2015 their funding was withdrawn by the
NHS
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and their other 3rd sector backers. After 2015 they no longer offered counselling and now only respond to emails and send out reading material to support those who reach out to them.
References
External links
Francis Beckett, "Breaking the silence", ''The Guardian'', 3 August 2007
Children's charities based in the United Kingdom
Child sexual abuse in the United Kingdom
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