Hearing the voice of children and young people at child sexual abuse • Learning from adult survivors, what made them succeed disclosing child sexual abuse

We know that disclosing child sexual abuse meets substantial barriers and that many exposed experience serious sequels. Based on a new study of adult users of “Norwegian Support Centers against Incest and Sexual Abuse”, we present what this study can tell about circumstances that made final disclosure of child sexual abuse possible. Users at three of the largest support centers partook. Mean time from onset until final disclosure was 14, 6 years. Through qualitative research, their experiences of what made them finally succeed telling are shown. The knowledge these partakers share, has great importance for how we attend and approach when tabooed issues are at stake towards children and youths. What is needed for hearing and seeing? What makes that which is evident for the one so difficult to see for the other? What contributes towards making a voice heard and become meaningful? What creates openings that really open for what has not previously found place? Their experiences show how opening dialogues and final disclosure are made possible. We present the study and welcome reflections.