What we do ​ACTS FAST supports the non-abusive parents and carers of children who have suffered child sexual abuse. We also support parents and carers who are co-parenting with individuals who have been arrested for internet offences involving indecent images of children or sexual communication with children.​

We help families who have been impacted by these traumatic experiences and help them grow again. The impact of child sexual abuse is devastating, and disclosures often come like an exploding bomb, out of the blue. It can significantly affect every corner of a family’s life. With the help of our support services which include our trauma support programme and our one to one counselling we support families so they can regain their strength and look towards the future. We provide online therapeutic support to the non offending family members because we know that there is very little specialist support for them. They are often very alone with no one to talk to.

We support those affected by providing a space for them to process their trauma, navigate their future and therapeutic skills to support themselves and their family as a whole. We support families that live in the South West of England in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. We are currently not funded to support foster carers, however, we can support family members caring for a child under a kinship arrangement. Support we offer: Trauma Support Programme Counselling.