Welcome to VictimFocus
VictimFocus is an international, trauma-informed training, research and consultancy organisation working to tackle prejudice and stereotyping of adults and children subjected to crime, violence, abuse and trauma.
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VictimFocus is an international, trauma-informed training, research and consultancy organisation working to tackle prejudice and stereotyping of adults and children subjected to crime, violence, abuse and trauma.
We support and encourage professionals from all sectors and disciplines by providing training courses, support networks, research and evaluation, events, free and affordable resources, research, reports and guidance.
Our clients and partners include police forces, local government, local authorities, social care services, mental health services, charities, private companies, schools, and universities.
We have created free self-help courses taken by over 50,000 people subjected to sexual violence around the world, and we have trained over 30,000 professionals. Our VictimFocus Blog has been read by over 3 million people across the world with particularly large followings in the USA, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Germany, Sweden, India, South Africa, France, Philippines, and Spain.
CHANGE | CHALLENGE | INFLUENCE
Are you looking for an ethical, reliable and experienced company to work with?
We have expertise in many areas and take commissions for a variety of projects, working with professionals all over the world.
VictimFocus is an international training, research and consultancy organisation working to tackle prejudice and stereotyping of adults and children subjected to crime, violence, abuse and trauma.
Our services include:
We work with people all over the world. If you would like to work with VictimFocus please get in touch, we'd love to hear from you!
If you would like to commission us please send an enquiry via the link below
readers, followers
& subscribers
VictimFocus trained
professionals
countries use
our resources
VictimFocus is an international training, research and consultancy organisation working to tackle prejudice and stereotyping of adults and children subjected to crime, violence, abuse and trauma.
We support and encourage professionals from all sectors and disciplines by providing training courses, support networks, research and evaluation, events, free and affordable resources, research, reports and guidance.
Our clients and partners include police forces, local government, local authorities, social care services, mental health services, charities, private companies, schools, and universities.
We have created free self-help courses taken by over 50,000 people subjected to sexual violence around the world, and we have trained over 30,000 professionals. Our VictimFocus Blog has been read by over 3 million people across the world with particularly large followings in the USA, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Germany, Sweden, India, South Africa, France, Philippines, and Spain.
CHANGE | CHALLENGE | INFLUENCE
Are you looking for an ethical, reliable and experienced company to work with?
We have expertise in many areas and take commissions for a variety of projects, working with professionals all over the world.
VictimFocus is an international training, research and consultancy organisation working to tackle prejudice and stereotyping of adults and children subjected to crime, violence, abuse and trauma.
Our services include:
We work with people all over the world. If you would like to work with VictimFocus please get in touch, we'd love to hear from you!
If you would like to commission us please send an enquiry via the link below
Are you looking for trauma-informed training?
We are experts at developing and delivering bespoke training packages for organisations and professionals around the world. We also offer a number of training programmes and events.
Click below to learn more about our training services and courses
Do you need to conduct or evaluate
a piece of research?
One of our main roles at VictimFocus is to advise on, design, manage, and report on bespoke pieces of research for our commissioners.
Click below to learn more about our research services
We offer a range of consultancy services
At VictimFocus we are experts on offering ethical advice to professionals and organisations.
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Introducing the
ITIM (Indicative Trauma Impact Manual)
The world’s first completely trauma-informed manual of its kind!
It's designed to indicate, respond to, and understand every kind of human trauma and emotion. Building on decades of research, case studies, and evidence published by practitioners, academics, and scholars in the field.
Order your copy today and become part of the trauma-informed medical model revolution!
Are you looking for trauma-informed training?
We are experts at developing and delivering bespoke training packages for organisations and professionals around the world. We also offer a number of training programmes and events.
Click below to learn more about our training services and courses
Do you need to conduct or evaluate
a piece of research?
One of our main roles at VictimFocus is to advise on, design, manage, and report on bespoke pieces of research for our commissioners.
Click below to learn more about our research services
We offer a range of consultancy services
At VictimFocus we are experts on offering ethical advice to professionals and organisations.
Click below to learn more about our consultancy services
Introducing the
ITIM (Indicative Trauma Impact Manual)
The world’s first completely trauma-informed manual of its kind!
It's designed to indicate, respond to, and understand every kind of human trauma and emotion. Building on decades of research, case studies, and evidence published by practitioners, academics, and scholars in the field.
Order your copy today and become part of the trauma-informed revolution!
Join us for the ITIM Tour 2024
The ITIM (Indicative Trauma Impact Manual) is the world’s first completely trauma-informed manual of its kind, designed to indicate, respond to, and understand every kind of human trauma and emotion.
Building on decades of research, case studies, and evidence published by practitioners, academics, and scholars in the field, the ITIM equips progressive professionals with evidence-based, anti-oppressive, anti-blaming and non-diagnostic information about a wide range of human emotion, thought, and behaviour.
Building on the quickly growing consensus that trauma-informed, anti-oppressive practice is vital to the way we understand society, ourselves, and our clients; this book provides the first comprehensive alternative to diagnostic manuals.
The manual describes, explains, and explores everything from nightmares to self-harming in an A-Z of emotions, thoughts and behaviours that are common in traumatised and distressed people. This edition also includes diagrams, theories, tools, and peer reviewed evidence throughout.
Join us for our UK ITIM Tour 2024
The ITIM UK Tour 2024
Exploring a Trauma-Informed Revolution
for Women and Girls
Let's work towards anti-pathology, trauma-informed understanding for all women and girls subjected to violence, abuse and trauma.
Change starts here!
We are so excited to be travelling around the UK in 2024, delivering over 6 days of training and seminars to professionals and members of the public who follow our work.
LONDON.............27 FEB
EXETER................28 MARCH
BELFAST..............02 APRIL
GLASGOW...........08 MAY
MANCHESTER.....14 MAY
BIRMINGHAM.....05 JUNE
To learn more and book your place click below
APTI Directory of Practitioners
We have launched a brand new global directory of anti-pathology, trauma-informed registered practitioners!
Browse the directory for information including:
View the APTI Directory of Practitioners
If you are a professional and would like to join the APTI Directory of Practitioners please click below to learn more
Do you want to join the VictimFocus APTI Directory of Practitioners?
We offer membership to anti-pathology, trauma-informed practitioners worldwide!
Join our global directory of trauma-informed, fully accredited, registered professionals and enjoy the benefits of a:
If you are a professional and would like to join the APTI Directory of Practitioners please click below to learn more
View the APTI Directory of Practitioners
New Release: Trauma-informed guide from United Nations and World Health Organisation
The UN and WHO call for 'significant shift away from biomedical model of mental health'
On the 9th October 2023, The World Health Organisation and United Nations collaboratively published their new practical guidelines to move away from the biomedical model of mental health, and instead, focus on the social determinants, oppression, poverty, abuse, violence, and other contextual factors that caused trauma and distress in humans.
To learn more we recommend you read the full document availble below.
Mental health, human rights and legislation: Guidance and practice
World Health Organisation and United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner
Click below to download the guide
Introducing our brand new digital resources, available to download worldwide!
Check out our fantastic range of new digital resources! We have re-created some of our most popular products and added some brand new ones too!
Want to browse the full collection?
Want to browse the full collection?
Explore our free VictimFocus resources!
We invest our profits into creating valuable, trauma-informed factsheets, tools, research, reports and more.
We work with professionals to ensure that our free resources are innovative, useful and prescribe to our trauma-informed medical model.
We are anti victim-blaming, anti-pathologising and trauma-informed.
Explore our free resources using the links below:
Please share our VictimFocus resources with anyone who needs them!
Resource Development
We have worked with professionals and the public to create a number of resources. If you have an idea for a trauma-informed resource please get in touch.
We'd love to hear from you!
This course will take you through the following topics to support you in exploring how you care for yourself and process your own memories and feelings about being abused, raped, trafficked, exploited or assaulted:
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Caring for yourself after sexual violence
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We value your opinion
Thousands of people have taken this course to help them understand their experiences. We love to hear from you and any feedback you may have.
Read what people are saying about this course
"I have gained some powerful insights from the course into my own childhood experience and how it still shapes my world all these years later"
"This course has re-centred me in my own life. It has given me the tools I need to re-evaluate what my needs are not only from the perspective of what feels good (which can be deceiving), but what is logical and rational too. I thank you for that"
"There are so many answers to so many questions that I've had for so long but never seem to get a straight direct answer to; until now"
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Have you seen the
VictimFocus Store?
We are proud to invest in creating unique and innovative resources!
Explore our range of trauma-informed books, reflective journals, flashcards, merchandise, digital resources and more.
Click below to visit the VictimFocus Store
Have you seen the
VictimFocus Store?
We are proud to invest in creating unique and innovative resources!
Explore our range of trauma-informed books, reflective journals, flashcards, merchandise, digital resources and more.
Click below to visit the VictimFocus Store
A multi-use resource dedicated to helping you through your journey as a professional
This resource contains:
This is the first resource of its kind, bringing a hybrid of practicality, aesthetics, information, theory, statistics, and evidence into one place
Click below to buy yours!
Mother in Progress: From pregnancy through parenthood: A trauma-informed reflective journal and guide for women
by Verity James-Sinetos
This journal has been created for women who would like to explore and reflect on their personal journey of pregnancy, birth and motherhood.
Every experience of pregnancy and motherhood is unique. Our feelings, thoughts, memories and bodily responses mean different things to all of us.
Inside this journal you will find hundreds of reflective writing, doodling and thinking tasks which you can do in your own time, at your own pace. Whether you are using this journal alongside therapy or whether you choose to work through this journal in private, you can use this space to process the experiences you have been through - positive or negative.
This journal will encourage you to reflect on your own experiences, feelings and thoughts.
Split into topic sections, this interactive journal contains information and facts about topics such as conception, pregnancy, birth, miscarriage, post-natal trauma, raising children, parenting choices and techniques and feelings about motherhood.
Click below to buy your copy
The Reflective Journal for Practitioners
Working in Abuse and Trauma
by Dr. Jessica Taylor
This unique book is for anyone volunteering or working with children or adults who have been abused, traumatised or harmed.
If you work in a role in which you support children or adults, critical reflection is vital to remaining effective, ethical and on top of your game.
Inside this journal, you will find hundreds of questions, reflection tasks and critical thinking exercises to help you to reflect on your current cases, your own wellbeing, vicarious trauma and your self-development.
Fill your journal in to learn more about yourself, your practice and your own values.
This must-have journal contains reflective exercises for you to doodle, scribble and write about how you are feeling, how your cases are progressing, how to break down barriers and blockages, how to reflect on your own history and experiences and how to give your best self without burning out.
One of our most popular resources, this is a game-changing reflective journal for everyone who is ready to dig a bit deeper.
Click below to buy your copy
Check out more at the VictimFocus Store!
EVIDENCED | CRITICAL | ETHICAL
We specialise in providing ethical, trauma-informed training
We are experts in creating, evaluating and running training courses.

Explore our services to find more information on what the academy does.
VictimFocus are experts in creating, evaluating and running training courses!
We offer a number of training services including:
We offer a number of training courses including:
Click below to learn more about our training
If you have an enquiry for us about training please get in touch
We'd love to hear from you!
We are dedicated to changing the way we portray and support victims of abuse, violence and trauma all over the world.
Would you like to join us?
Training is now available on location in the UK and around the world. No matter where you reside in the world, you can now book on to any of our courses and time zones which suit you best!
VictimFocus Trainers and Accredited Practitioners are independent professionals (employed or self-employed) who have undertaken our training and assessment and gained our accreditation. Trainers are registered with us to deliver VictimFocus materials and training to professionals or members of the public.
Click below to learn more about the VictimFocus Train the Trainer Online Training Programme
Do you want to learn how to become an independent trauma advocate who challenges the medical model of mental health in your work?
Do you already work with children or adults, and you are concerned that they are being labelled and pathologised as mentally ill or disordered when in fact, they are distressed and traumatised?
Click below to learn more about the VictimFocus APTI Advocate Online Training Programme
Are you looking for a flexible learning course?
Learn at your own pace with our uniquely insightful, online courses.
All of our courses are: fully CPD accredited, flexible hours and based around the trauma-informed medical model.
View our full course catalogue here
VictimFocus Learning Academy
We are proud to offer these CPD accredited online courses including:
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