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Read and try and understand other people’s experiences and stories from abuse in the Scouts. If there’s anything here that is triggering, know that there are people who can help. If you feel inspired or confident enough, please share your story.

 

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  • Adult Leader

     

    When I was 8-9, between 1977-1979 while a cub scout at the ***************, my friend and …

  • Pre 2014

    I was in my second year at scouts doing badges and applied for my first aid badge. The scout master …

  • Post 2014

    This is a current/ongoing example of scouts poor child protection and safeguarding abilities in 2023…

  • Emotional Abuse

    I briefly joined the scouts for 2 years to take part in a DOFE program and almost as soon as i joine…

  • Sexual Abuse

    I wasn’t in scouts but I was in girl guides. However we did go to camps where we would be sharing …

  • Sexual Abuse

    This is a hard story to tell, from when I was an Explorer between 2006 and 2008.
    I was aged between…

  • Post 2014

    I have been a leader for 30 years. I have seen attitudes change, and practices considered normal 30 …

  • Sexual Abuse

    In cubs in the mid-70s there was a regular outing by train to a seaside resort on the south coast. I…

  • Sexual Abuse

    I went from cubs to scouts and aged about 11 enrolled for my first aid badge. Me and another scout a…

  • Sexual Abuse

    I remember several of us Scouts being invited into the kit storeroom by an Assistant Scout Leader (i…