Abuse Quotes by Beatrix Campbell

“Another preoccupation fed into this dynamic relationship between discovery and denial: does sexual abuse actually matter? Should it, in fact, be allowed? After all,…

— Beatrix Campbell

Children's bodies aren't like automobiles with the assailant's fingerprints lingering on the wheel. The world of sexual abuse is quintessentiall y secret. It is…

— Beatrix Campbell

“The discovery that detonated Cleveland is one of Britain’s great contributions to awareness of child abuse. In 1986 and 1987 the Leeds paediatricians Dr…

— Beatrix Campbell

“Many professionals have to sign gagging clauses or face the sack if they speak out. The social worker and therapist was familiar with the…

— Beatrix Campbell

“(Talking about the movement to deny the prevalence and effects of adult sexual exploitation of children) So what does this movement consist of? Who…

— Beatrix Campbell

“The BFMSS [British False Memory Syndrome Society] The founder of the 'false memory' movement in Britain is an accused father. Two of his adult…

— Beatrix Campbell

“The survivor movements were also challenging the notion of a dysfunctional family as the cause and culture of abuse, rather than being one of…

— Beatrix Campbell

A society in which adults are estranged from the world of children, and often from their own childhood, tends to hear children's speech only…

— Beatrix Campbell

“The asylum, and later the national health service, warehoused thousands of patients made mad by the intrusions of a sexual predator. But these institutions…

— Beatrix Campbell

In the context of the great debates about identity politics - are you gay or straight, nationalist or republican, British or English and so…

— Beatrix Campbell

“The themes that exercised the minds of survivor movements and their allies within the health and welfare professions generated a political project: how to…

— Beatrix Campbell

“In this book we paint an unprecedented portrait of Britain’s first ‘false memory’ retraction and show that, like other ‘false memory’ cases which appeared…

— Beatrix Campbell

Be prepared to be enlightened, enraged, amused, engaged, and above all provoked.

— Beatrix Campbell