Adults seeking help for childhood sex abuse

More adults in midlife are seeking help for childhood sexual abuse, and some have never been able to talk about it before.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre’s incoming chief executive, Noeline Blackwell, said there was a resurgence in calls last year relating to sexual abuse.

“Some of the people who are disclosing childhood sexual abuse have never been able to talk about it and have gone through their lives with that burden,” she said.