The Left Write Hook Impact Campaign aims to prevent childhood sexual abuse
by empowering victim-survivors, raising awareness,
improving lives and reducing harm.
Take Action
Seen Left Write Hook? Inspired to take action?
Amplify the voices of victim-survivors
Help us to amplify victim-survivor perspectives and generate more conversations about the prevalence and impacts of childhood sexual abuse in Australia.
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Host a Left Write Hook Screening
Create a space, connect people, and start a conversation about supporting victim-survivors and amplifying their voices by registering your interest in hosting a corporate, community or educational screening. In-cinema or in your own venue.
We are keen to screen to health, legal, police or justice sectors workers, with the aim to reach professionals who regularly interact with victim-survivors in their work. Get in touch if you can help us make that happen!
Get ready to support
More than one quarter (28.5%) of people living in Australia have experienced child sexual abuse. It is quite likely you know someone who is a victim-survivor.
Take the initiative to explore these resources, so you feel prepared to respond to anyone who discloses experiences of child sexual abuse to you, and help them find support.
Are you currently supporting a victim-survivor? Blue Knot Foundation’s workshops for supporters might be for you!
Support our impact campaign
In 2025 we are taking our film to communities around Australia, with panel discussions and lived-living experience representation. We are also exploring avenues to use Left Write Hook as a resource, developing professional development training to enhance trauma-informed practice in targeted sectors.
Read more about our 3 key impact goals below.
Please join us in this work by making a tax-deductible donation!
Support the Left Write Hook Charity
The Left Write Hook Charity is working to deliver their flagship trauma recovery program to more victim-survivors across Australia. You can donate to help the charity scale up to meet community need.
Visit the charity website for more information.
The Issue
While commonly viewed as something that happened historically in institutions, childhood sexual abuse remains alarmingly common in contemporary Australia.
The Facts
More than one quarter (28.5%) of people living in Australia have experienced childhood sexual abuse. That’s more than 1 in 3 girls and almost 1 in 5 boys.
In 2022, 1.1 million adult women, and 343,500 adult men, living in Australia, had experienced sexual abuse by an adult before the age of 15 years.
Girls are twice as likely to experience childhood sexual abuse as boys.
On average, it takes survivors of childhood sexual abuse 23.9 years to tell someone about the abuse.
Adults who have been sexually abused as children can experience poorer physical and mental health. This includes chronic health issues such as pain, trouble sleeping and impacts on their mental health and wellbeing. They are more likely to be diagnosed with post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depression and to have attempted suicide.
Only 9% of the tertiary-qualified (health and mental health) workforce feel sufficiently equipped by their formal studies to respond to childhood sexual abuse.
Only 22% of people who have been in contact with public mental health services had ever been asked about childhood sexual abuse.
The Impact Campaign
Campaign Goals
Reclaim the conversation
Generate more open, informed conversations about childhood sexual abuse, including incest.
Rewrite perceptions
Fight stigma and challenge stereotypes about victim-survivors and complex trauma.
Release trauma
Advocate for the widespread availability of survivor-led recovery programs, like Left Write Hook.
Key Messages
We all have a role to play to stop childhood sexual abuse.
More than 1 in 3 girls and almost 1 in 5 boys have experienced childhood sexual abuse.
Survivors are courageous and diverse and not defined solely by their abuse and trauma.
The effects of trauma are life-long.
Healing is possible with the right environment & support.
Recovery programs are also prevention mechanisms – they help to break the cycle of violence and enable others to access services across the spectrum of prevention, early intervention, response and recovery.
Survivor-led programs (like Left Write Hook) are powerful and need to be supported.
Who We Hope Will Watch
We are hoping for a broad audience - including people who are unfamiliar with the issue of childhood sexual abuse and its impacts on victim-survivors. Below we’ve listed some key audiences. If you know someone relevant to these audiences, bring them to a screening and put them in touch with us.
Victim-Survivors
Participants in the film and a growing network of victim-survivors working together around the film.
Health Practitioners
GPs, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Counsellors, Mental Health Workers, Social Workers, Nurses, Midwives, Maternal Child Health Nurses and students of these disciplines.
Police, Legal and Justice System staff
Policy Makers
Members or Parliament in targeted electorates and Australian Senators.
Campaign Phases
AUG 2024
World Premiere, Melbourne International Film Festival
SEPT 2024
WA Premiere, Cinefest Oz Film Festival
OCT 2024
National Cinema Launch Events
NOV 2024
Community & Corporate Screenings Campaign (12 months +)
2025
Professional Development screenings & Collaborative Projects
2025/2026
Policy-focussed Screening Events
2026
Campaign Evaluation & Final Report
Support Impact Campaign
Help us to maximise the impact of the Left Write Hook Impact Campaign.
For more information contact Impact Producer, Andrea Foxworthy or make a tax-deductible donation.
Impact Partners
