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PATRICIA DEBNEY

One in 6 children is sexually abused, 90% by someone they know and trust, within the family fold. I was one of those children. An author of five books, I now turn myself to raising awareness, breaking the silences, and sharing lived experiences of CSA (Child Sexual Abuse). We must speak and stop this. The time is now.

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CONTENTS WARNING: child sexual abuse, trauma, PTSD

  • ‘my incurable anger’26th February 2026
    The liminal space of airports can take me one of two ways: either I feel elated by the possibilities that travel may hold, or I feel lost, rudderless, unmoored. It’s not surprising I guess that what with everything happening in the world right now — the latter pulled me in deep last night, as I … Continue reading ‘my incurable anger’
  • will we get there?20th February 2026
    So many are asking this question right now: survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, allies of survivors, and the general public. Who will be charged? Who will be prosecuted? And importantly: will this global explosion around sexual abuse and sex trafficking change anything? *** I was up at the University of York this week, diving into … Continue reading will we get there?
  • where so many of us are right now12th February 2026
    But we can do this. More soon. Hold tight.

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PATRICIA DEBNEY is an American multi-genre writer living in Cambridge, UK. Her next book, Leaving Locust Avenue (formerly Learning to Survive), is a memoir about coming of age through familial Child Sexual Abuse and neglect – and about learning to live with the past. This work won Highly Commended in the Bridport Memoir Awards 2022.

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