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| Abused children therapy 'lacking' | Abused children therapy 'lacking' |
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| A children's charity says a huge shortfall in counselling is leaving thousands of sexually abused young people struggling to recover. | A children's charity says a huge shortfall in counselling is leaving thousands of sexually abused young people struggling to recover. |
| The NSPCC says many services are so overstretched that they are being forced to close their books. | The NSPCC says many services are so overstretched that they are being forced to close their books. |
| It found fewer than one support programme per 10,000 children in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. | It found fewer than one support programme per 10,000 children in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. |
| MP George Galloway has revealed he was abused as a child, as he backed new checks for adults working in schools. | MP George Galloway has revealed he was abused as a child, as he backed new checks for adults working in schools. |
| The NSPCC said there were up to 88,500 sex abuse victims across the UK who may be waiting or unable to access a service. | |
| The charity's report found that when therapy was available to young victims, there could be a delay of up to a year on waiting lists. | The charity's report found that when therapy was available to young victims, there could be a delay of up to a year on waiting lists. |
| Sexual abuse can have devastating consequences for a child but it remains a low priority Debbie AllnockNSPCC | Sexual abuse can have devastating consequences for a child but it remains a low priority Debbie AllnockNSPCC |
| And teenagers were particularly likely to miss out on counselling because they were considered too old for a child protection plan but too young for adult services. | And teenagers were particularly likely to miss out on counselling because they were considered too old for a child protection plan but too young for adult services. |
| Often therapy was offered too late, when a child was already showing the effects of the abuse, and a gap was identified in provision to deal with rape and sexual abuse. | Often therapy was offered too late, when a child was already showing the effects of the abuse, and a gap was identified in provision to deal with rape and sexual abuse. |
| The NSPCC's Debbie Allnock, who led the research, said there was a need for "huge investment" into therapeutic services for children. | The NSPCC's Debbie Allnock, who led the research, said there was a need for "huge investment" into therapeutic services for children. |
| "Sexual abuse can have devastating consequences for a child but it remains a low priority within mainstream mental health services and among local authorities," she said. | "Sexual abuse can have devastating consequences for a child but it remains a low priority within mainstream mental health services and among local authorities," she said. |
| She said the abuse often led to "severe long-term behavioural, criminal and addiction problems". | She said the abuse often led to "severe long-term behavioural, criminal and addiction problems". |
| "It takes bravery for a young person to tell someone about their sexual abuse and ask for help. | "It takes bravery for a young person to tell someone about their sexual abuse and ask for help. |
| "But their suffering may only get noticed when they show significant signs of distress, anguish or damaging behaviours. They may then have a long wait for the support they desperately need." | "But their suffering may only get noticed when they show significant signs of distress, anguish or damaging behaviours. They may then have a long wait for the support they desperately need." |
| 'Ashamed' | 'Ashamed' |
| George Galloway revealed he was abused when he was 11, as he backed a scheme to vet everyone who works with children which comes into effect in October. | George Galloway revealed he was abused when he was 11, as he backed a scheme to vet everyone who works with children which comes into effect in October. |
| It has been opposed by leading authors who go into schools, including Philip Pullman, who said the idea was "ludicrous and insulting". | It has been opposed by leading authors who go into schools, including Philip Pullman, who said the idea was "ludicrous and insulting". |
| However, writing in the Daily Record, Mr Galloway said the checks would be worth it if they spared a child the "horrors" of sexual abuse. | However, writing in the Daily Record, Mr Galloway said the checks would be worth it if they spared a child the "horrors" of sexual abuse. |
| Referring to child killer Ian Huntley and the Dunblane Primary massacre, he wrote: "Every time a Soham murderer or a Dunblane Thomas Hamilton emerges, I die a little inside as I remember that dirty old man driven by the same perverted interest in sexually attacking kids." | Referring to child killer Ian Huntley and the Dunblane Primary massacre, he wrote: "Every time a Soham murderer or a Dunblane Thomas Hamilton emerges, I die a little inside as I remember that dirty old man driven by the same perverted interest in sexually attacking kids." |
| Mr Galloway said he had not even revealed the abuse to his wives. | Mr Galloway said he had not even revealed the abuse to his wives. |
| "All I feel is ashamed, though I was the child victim and he the aggressive predator." | "All I feel is ashamed, though I was the child victim and he the aggressive predator." |
| In response to the NSPCC report, a Department of Health spokesman said it had commissioned a report into youth mental health services. | In response to the NSPCC report, a Department of Health spokesman said it had commissioned a report into youth mental health services. |
| "There have been considerable recent improvements in the delivery and quality of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) due to a 62% increase in spending since 2003-04 and a year-on-year reduction in waiting times," he added. | "There have been considerable recent improvements in the delivery and quality of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) due to a 62% increase in spending since 2003-04 and a year-on-year reduction in waiting times," he added. |
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