I strongly suspect my child has been abused. I had a thread last week that had to be deleted as I had said far too much; police are involved and I was worried it might undermine the case or give a heads up to the abuser...
My child will tell the police nothing - tells me some bits but omitted all this in their statement. They have been told by the abuser the police will take them away if they talk and are scared.
If anyone has any experience how do I encourage my child to talk about abuse? They have said some things that are really worrying but not a clear picture and I get the feeling that now the abuser is gone from their life they’d really rather just forget about it all and move on. I completely understand why, but also know that for the safety of other children we really need to hear what’s happened. I also need my child to know what happen was not their fault and was wrong.
Any advice would be really welcome. My child has SEN so is more like a 4yr old than their actual age. They can understand and communicate but are very trusting and naive.
Any advice really appreciated