- How to cope with the psychological impact of a false allegation
- The suffering of the wrongfully accused
- Other resources to help you cope
- The Psychological Basis of Trauma and How to Cope with it
A wrongful allegation 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.
Navigate the menu to find pages about the impact of wrongful allegations, coping strategies, the psychology of trauma (and more coping skills), and resources.
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.