ACCEPT Study: Understanding and improving people’s experiences of disclosing childhood trauma
Despite the well-established link between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and mental health outcomes in adulthood, mental health staff are often reluctant to ask about ACEs and lack confidence in knowing how to respond appropriately when disclosed. This can hinder effective support and healing from trauma.
This project aims to help bridge the gap between policy and practice by exploring experiences of survivors and practitioners regarding the disclosure of ACEs in adult mental health service settings and co-designing an empirically and theory informed intervention to improve these experiences.
Click here to read more about the ACCEPT Project.
ANIMATION CREDITS
Directors Isolde Godfrey & Jess Harvey
Lead Artist & Animator Isolde Godfrey
Character Designer Ada Jusic
Voice Actors Billy Cook, Valerie Antwi & Paula Masterson
“Jess and Isolde together with artist Ada have done an incredible job creating the film ‘See me. Hear me. Believe me.’ Their creativity, empathy, thoughtfulness and warmth has shone through every stage of the project. It has been incredibly moving to see the film come to life and many survivors have contacted me to say the film has really resonated with them and that they felt understood and seen.
It has been a real privilege to Jess and Isolde on the ACCEPT project and I hope to work with them again soon!”
