Child Sexual Abuse: Whose Problem?

Sue Richardson is a psychotherapist in independent practice. In her former post of Child Abuse Consultant to Cleveland Social Services Department, she was a key figure in events leading to the Butler-Sloss Inquiry.Heather Bacon was a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, specialising in work with children and families for over 30 years, now retired. She worked in Cleveland throughout the 1987 crisis.

"This updated and expanded edition has current relevance for those striving to protect children from sexual crime who, like the Cleveland professionals, similarly witness the silencing of abused children and face brick walls of denial, disbelief and interference with their practice. The authors, who in 30 years have never ceased to proactively protect children, provide direction and inspiration to those following in their footsteps." Liz Davies, London Metropolitan University

• Why Cleveland still matters: connections with a new era ~ Heather Bacon and Sue Richardson;From Colwell to Cleveland 1973 to 1988 ~ Marjorie Dunn;A framework of belief ~ Sue Richardson and Heather Bacon;The medical diagnosis of child sexual abuse: the paediatrician’s dilemma ~ Geoffrey Wyatt and Marietta Higgs;After the medical diagnosis: everyone’s dilemma ~ Geoffrey Wyatt and Marietta Higgs;The continuum of disclosure ~ Sue Richardson;Seen but not heard: the children of Cleveland ~ Heather Bacon;The unwanted message: child protection through community awareness ~ Hilary Cashman and Annette Lamballe-Armstrong;Questions not answers: progressing the debate ~ Sue Richardson and Heather Bacon;Thirty years later: how far have we progressed? ~ Heather Bacon and Sue Richardson.