A place of hope and support for children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse.
For children and young people in Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington
What is The Lighthouse?
What is The Lighthouse?
At The Lighthouse we know that any form of sexual abuse can affect children and young people in all kinds of ways. It can make them feel upset, confused or angry. But with the right support children and young people can recover.
At The Lighthouse we want to make sure children recover from the upset that sexual abuse can cause. We focus on getting children and young people the right help at the right time, by putting all the services needed to respond to sexual abuse under one roof. Medical, advocacy, social care, police, and therapeutic support will be delivered from one place.
Everyone deserves to be safe and happy
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Young people
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Guidance for children
If someone has hurt you, shown you something or made you do something with your body that made you feel upset, it can be hard to talk about. But it’s never your fault.
At The Lighthouse we understand that if you have experienced sexual abuse it can be hard to talk about. It can make you feel afraid, isolated or ashamed. But abuse is never your fault.
At The Lighthouse we know that any form of sexual abuse can affect children and young people in all kinds of ways. It can make them feel upset, confused or angry. But with the right support children and young people can recover.
The Lighthouse is a multi-agency service for children and young people who have experienced any form of sexual abuse, including exploitation. We offer a child-centred approach, providing guidance and support to help children and young people recover.
The young person’s advocate guides children and their families through their journey towards recovery. This helps make sure they receive all the support they need easily and quickly
A play specialist helps children prepare for the medical assessments with the paediatrician who is supported by a nurse.
A clinical psychologist can conduct the Achieving Best Evidence (ABE) interview, with support from a police officer. By putting the young person’s emotional needs first we can help reduce re traumatisation and gather the best evidence.
Children and young people can work with therapists who specialise in supporting children and young people who’ve experienced sexual abuse. The therapist will get to know them, listen to them and be there for a child every step of the way
Police liaison officers and social care liaison officers act as links, offering advice and liaison to local police, children’s social care services and other professionals.
COVID-19
In light of the ongoing situation relating to COVID-19, we have made the difficult decision to close The Lighthouse building from 5pm on Friday 20th March. While our front door will close, we are still here to help you in other
If you’d like to come a visit us our services are
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-Children, young people and families already receiving support from The Lighthouse will continue to have telephone or video contact with their practitioners.
-Referrals will still be received and we will continue to triage referrals and provide advice and consultation.
-For those children and young people that need an essential face to face appointment for health checks, we can offer an initial assessment in the paediatric outpatients department at University College Hospital London. Assuming that the child, family and practitioners are well and can safely attend.
-Children, young people and families already receiving support from The Lighthouse will continue to have telephone or video contact with their practitioners.
-To book Achieving Best Evidence Interviews whilst the building is closed, please contact DC Lisa Isaacson at Lisa.Isaacson@met.pnn.police.uk. We will endeavour to make this possible for you and the child by special arrangement.
For all other enquiries, please contact the general inbox at thelighthouse.ask@nhs.net and we will get back to you as soon as possible. If you are a child or young person contacting us and in need of urgent help, please contact either your social worker or Childline 0800 1111
How to Access Our Services
The Lighthouse accepts referrals from Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington for children and young people aged between 0 and 18 years old (or up to 25 years of age with learning delay or disability for whom a child or young person-oriented service appears more suitable).
To self-refer to our service, please call to speak to us on 0808 169 8112
For professionals looking to refer, please download the referral form. You can also call us on 0203 049 0010.
If you are contacting us about an assault that has happened within the last 7 days please contact The HAVENS on 020 3299 6900 – 24/7 Urgent advice and referrals. For non-urgent advice and referrals please contact them on 020 3299 1599 – 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday (not public/bank holidays).
