Safety, Security and Healing

KEY MESSAGES

• Don’t make the person into someone who is only seen as a victim.
• Don’t expect things to happen quickly.
• Look at the risk of not doing something as well as the risk of doing something.
• Ensure people are talked about positively.
• Know when to get professional help and to spot who is helpful.
• Ask the family to help find the answer.
• We should never think we can heal someone, we can set the right conditions, we can be supportive, but people heal themselves.
• Always acknowledge someone’s past, especially if they have been hurt by institutions or systems.