A false accusation is incredibly destructive to the accused, their families friends and communities. FACT decided to add a special section to the website on how to cope with a false allegation. It is hoped that the strategies here will be helpful. Much of the material is the result of a survey of members of FACT which asked what helped them in the aftermath of a false allegation.

The information concerning the suffering of the falsely accused comes from the research paper: The Impact of Being Wrongly Accused of Abuse in Occupations of Trust: Victims’ Voices. This was compiled in 2016 by the Oxford University Institute of Criminology from the results of a survey of FACT members.

• Coping psychologically after being falsely accused
• The suffering of the falsely accused
• The Psychological Basis of Trauma and How to Cope with it
• Other resources to help you cope

See also: The results of our questionnaire given to FACT members to find out their strategies for coping

This part of the website was written with input from a psychiatrist and a GP.