Thank you for writing and sharing this. It's brilliant to learn of clinics created especially to provide support for this, but saddened by the fact that ultimately, many will only have access to the standard services that leave many feeling this way. It would be brilliant to see the healthcare professionals involved trained to better cope and carefully handle the needs of victims, and for those involved in campaigning to realise meeting fear by inciting more fear just isn't the right route.

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Amanda O'Shaughnessy
Amanda O'Shaughnessy

Written by Amanda O'Shaughnessy

Communications Specialist and Writer based in London. Tackling womanhood, empowerment and mental health with a background in beauty and wellness.

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