The raw truth is that each year, tens of thousands of children are traumatised by emotional, physical and sexual abuse. The evidence, however unsettling, is clear. 

Many of us can't imagine what would cause an adult to abuse a child. Imagining is not our job. Instead, we must accept, listen and act on the answers provided by the survivors that contact us every day. 

It is true that current conversations around preventing child abuse are correct, overdue, and necessary. But as we move to protect tomorrow's children, we cannot leave behind survivors of historic or present abuse. 

Historic abuse cases are regrettably common. Culturally, in a thankfully more survivor-friendly environment, more and more stories are being told. Voices dampened for decades are finally getting to seek redress, and help themselves moving forward. 

The term 'historical child abuse' simply refers to a past injustice, and would encompass some of the more specific instances we help with below. We also want to make clear that 'historic' is simply 'legalese', and that we understand that past abuse often continues to manifest later in life. We would never look to minimize anyone's suffering when using this term. Additionally, there is no monetary limit to payouts in historical cases.

Importantly historic cases follow a different process to Redress Scotland and CICA; legal forms of redress mentioned throughout. Therefore, we have specific representatives on our team for instances of historic abuse, backing our affirmative steps with genuine understanding. Although the process of historical cases is somewhat longer on average, it never has to feel arduous, and we'll have your back throughout .

We seek to ensure no one, however big or small, is immune to justice in relation to claims brought against them. Religious abuse claims are no different in this regard.

We know it can often feel intimidating to 'confront' an organisation, but you're not alone, and we're in this fight with you . Our charity and others have sought justice for thousands already, and won. Despite higher burden of proof with historical cases, groups such as the Catholic Church, Church of Scotland and Congregtion of Christian Brothers have already had redress sought for abuse; and the claimants won due payment. Survivors of religious abuse will always have an ally in A&N UK.

Abuse within care home settings or in foster care is now a known problem. These abuses, whether emotional, physical or sexual, are viewed (rightly) as attacks upon your person. If this is applicable to you, our team's very purpose is to assist. 

This institutional abuse could have been one instance, or a pattern of behaviour over time. This could have included colleagues, or even wider family.

We have sadly too many cases of institutional abuse within these settings, such as physical abuse in care homes or foster families abusing and neglecting those in their care. The individual details vary, but the strain on survivors is a painfully consistent thread. We offer a forum to vocalise these stories, and turn them into tangible redress.

Whilst we work to root out these problems entirely, survivors can fill out our questionaire (hyperlink), with a more detailed synopsis, and our team will be in touch at a time that suits

In our time with survivors, we have found that nearly all abuses involved a power inbalanace of sorts. That power imbalance can create difficult scenarios for the individual with less. Those who misuse their position, such as a staff member or carer, often do so in a sexual manner. This occurs across all demographics, and far too often. 

We also understand this can be a very sensitive area to discuss, and offer specialised services for this purpose. 

Some of these cases would fall under CICA (if within the last 3 years), some historic and many care cases under Redress Scotland. Regardless of the avenue pursued, we'll guide you every step of the way.

Not even accounting for high-profile, public cases, abuse within sports club is dissproportionately high. Coaches, across sports, leveraging their position to act innapropriately with those in their charge. Sometimes, even acting violently. This sadly has been seen at all levels of sport, and we welcome the likes of the SFA Inquiry, and aim to aid in holding perpretrators accountable.

Our team have direct experience in sports-related abuse cases, and have won numerous cases in this area. We will continue to back survivors with similar stories.

Financial redress can be won through various legal routes, all of which our are well-qualified to pursue. However, the aforementioned Redress Scheme has thus far led to a palpable rise in cases being brought and seen.

The 'catch-all' nature of the Redress Scheme has led to an uptick of survivors coming forward, and recieving what they are rightfully owed. However, it is not always right for every case, and in those circumstances we will advise on other routes of redress.

The application, which our team will guide you through, is for a financial redress payment of £10,000. This is the minimum award. However, higher payments ranging . from £20,000-£100,000 can be awarded, dependant on circumstance. 

Victims of domestic abuse are often scared into silence. Despite this,By helping them find their voice, we can help them claim tens of thousands in recompense. For many survivors, this allows a fresh start. To contact our team and, non-comittally, begin the redress process, call - NUMBER HERE or - fill in our questionnaire (hyperlink) on the site.

We are also able to offer support and legal connection to those who have experienced abuse within a hospital, or medical setting. This of course applies to family members or wider kin. This is another area our time has dealt personally with, and treat with personal care.

Much like teachers and firemen, we put a lot of faith and trust in our medical staff. When that unwritten contract is broken, the associated trauma and after effects can be hugely detrimental. Those who are sick in some capacity often feel least able to raise their voice. Our charity is proud to help redress that balance, and through our questionaire (hyperlink), we can decide your best options togethe

All cases, criminal and civil, deserve equal voice, and our team is dedicated to ensuring this. Cases of abuse do not need to occur on a headline-worthy scale to be worthy of justice. If you wish to pursue a civil case when seeking damages, rather than criminal, we will assist with equal resource. Our network of legal experts willhelp navigate your best route to redress, available every weekday this yea