TALK Hong Kong | sexual abuse & assault survivors support group

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a work in progress…

We are a volunteer peer led group of women / femme survivors of sexual abuse and assault based in Hong Kong. Our aim is to provide a community for English speaking women who would like a safe place to talk to others who are in the process of healing and to undertake advocacy work.

Our mission

TALK was created to offer the power and comfort of fellowship to survivors and to shine a light on the scale of the situation of sexual violence in Hong Kong. Our team and advisors work to provide a safe space and to conduct advocacy work such as legal reform and research.

More about us

Who are the meetings for?

Adult women or feminine identifying people who experienced sexual abuse as a minor or assault as an adult

what we mean by sexual abuse

Those who would like to supplement their avenues for healing from their abuse

resources in hong kong

If you are male and interested in forming a group for your community, please get in touch!

Why is it important?

Under 16 years old when the assault happened (HK)

45%

involved a perpetrator that is a family member or relative

30%

were living with the perpetrator when the assault happened

13years

delay their reporting for assistance for 4,814 days (1.2 yrs if over 16)

vulnerable situation for children and female teenagers

From a report by RainLily, a Hong Kong sexual violence crisis centre, reviewing their cases from 2000-2018.

learning facts is first step to preventing child sexual abuse

Statistics from a Darkness to Light, an American non-profit committed to empowering adults to prevent child sexual abuse.

10% of children will be sexually abused (USA)

15%

1 in 7 girls (1 in 25 boys) will be sexually abused before 18

90%

know their abuser

62%

of child victims don't tell

7% suffered sexual assault in childhood (UK)

>10%

10.5% of women (2.6% of men) in England & Wales

>90%

of sexually abused children were abused by someone they knew

12.5%

1 in 8 victims come to the attention of statutory authorities

Most sexual abuse isn’t reported

From the UK’s leading national charity The National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC) and government reports.

See & Do

Podcast | Swoon: What if my partner has experienced trauma? https://www.talkhongkong.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Swoon-header.png 640 336 TALK Hong Kong TALK Hong Kong https://www.talkhongkong.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Swoon-header.png 28 April 2021 28 April 2021

Read / Listen

Podcast | Swoon: What if my partner has experienced trauma?

Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma https://www.talkhongkong.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CPTSD-From-Surviving-to-Thriving-Pete-Walker-cover.jpg 907 1360 TALK Hong Kong TALK Hong Kong https://www.talkhongkong.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CPTSD-From-Surviving-to-Thriving-Pete-Walker-cover.jpg 17 April 2021 17 April 2021

Read / Listen

Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma

Public Consultation Submission – HKLRC Review of Sexual Offences Sentencing https://www.talkhongkong.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/TALK-Hong-Kong-HKLRC-Review-of-Sexual-Offences-Sentencing-Reply-cover_2021-02-10.png 758 1078 TALK Hong Kong TALK Hong Kong https://www.talkhongkong.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/TALK-Hong-Kong-HKLRC-Review-of-Sexual-Offences-Sentencing-Reply-cover_2021-02-10.png 10 February 2021 4 March 2021

Advocacy

Public Consultation Submission – HKLRC Review of Sexual Offences Sentencing

Hong Kong Sexual Offence Sentencing Reform: TALK’s Draft Recommendations https://www.talkhongkong.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/TALK-hong-kong-stat-2yrs-80p.png 1200 628 TALK Hong Kong TALK Hong Kong https://www.talkhongkong.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/TALK-hong-kong-stat-2yrs-80p.png 29 January 2021 4 March 2021

Advocacy

meeting

05 MAY