In the backstreets around Camden Town station is a discreet picture of a lighthouse. The sign by the door of a nondescript block is easy to miss. But once inside you come face to face with a project that is rewriting the rules on how we treat victims of child sex abuse.
Research shows the system is failing these children: the victim meets social workers and is interviewed at a police station kicking off a chain of referrals that wrap the child and their family in a complex web of different agencies, meetings and judicial processes. Emotional support is promised via Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) but there is a waiting list of between six and 12 months.
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