THE GREEN HOUSE BRISTOL
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Mission Statement
At the Green House we believe in creative evidence-based support services led by the voices of young people and their families. Our specialist services are designed to grow connection and community with families who have experienced sexual abuse. Our services have a creative arts focus because we believe in the transformative power of creativity in helping families to rebuild their lives after abuse experiences. Research guides everything we do, it helps us to understand our service, develop best practice nationally in the sector and is a platform for amplifying survivors voices.
About This Cause
The Green House is a specialist support service for children, young people and families living in Avon and Somerset who have experienced sexual abuse. We have been providing therapy for adult survivors of sexual abuse since the 1970s. We were formerly known as the Avon Sexual Abuse Centre and in 2010 created a children’s service to support families. In 2019 we moved to St Agnes Lodge, our new purpose-built therapy and family support service centre in St Pauls, Bristol. Between 2018-2022 we saw an increase in referrals to our children’s service. Across Avon & Somerset it is estimated that 19,000 children and young people will experience sexual abuse before the age of 16. In January 2022, we decided to focus solely on supporting families so that children could have access to timely, specialist support services that were right for them. We are the only charity providing services like ours in the Avon and Somerset area. Alongside the various types of play therapy offered to our young clients, The Green House is committed to listening to the stories of survivors an those around them affected by sexual abuse. This drives us to not only continue reviewing and developing our services, but to also decrease the stigma around discussions of CSA. Projects we're involved in such as Bluestar Project, aims to provide specialist training surrounding pre-trial therapy across the nation, as well as raising awareness and pushing for national policy change.