by tesshunneybell2019 | Feb 12, 2026 | Clinical Insights
One of the most destabilising experiences for many victims is not only the original harm, but the moment they realise that the structures around them are not designed to hold what they are carrying. They are told to report, to speak, to trust the process. Then they...
by tesshunneybell2019 | Feb 12, 2026 | Clinical Insights
Institutional betrayal trauma has a pattern.I have worked in places where the gap between official response and lived reality is impossible to ignore. Refugee settlements. Post-conflict communities. Humanitarian programmes where the organisational mandate said one...
by tesshunneybell2019 | Feb 12, 2026 | Clinical Insights
For many people who have experienced abuse or chronic distress, the most enduring injuries are not only what happened, but what followed: the loss of trust in systems that were meant to protect, the long waits for support, and the expectation that they will continue...
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