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Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support Fund Year 2 Progress Report

Survivors of childhood abuse experience long lasting inequalities and disadvantages as a result of the abuse. Scotland is one of the few countries in the world to have actively taken steps to acknowledge and address the devastating effects of childhood abuse. Working with Inspiring Scotland, the Scottish Government launched the Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support Fund (SOCAS) in April 2020, with a £10m fund over four years, providing annual funding to 29 charities to March 2024.

The fund aims to support the recovery and resilience of adult survivors of childhood abuse, enabling them to enjoy the highest attainable standard of living, health and wellbeing, and family life.

This report is a review of the second year of the fund, from April 2021 – March 2022 and is based on progress reports provided by the portfolio charities. The portfolio partners have worked tirelessly throughout the second year of the fund to continue to provide high quality services to survivors, despite the many challenges they faced.