A Homage To Survivors:
This Web Site & 'Survival Guides' are a homage to courageous and resilient people. People who, in spite of their challenges in life and the abuses, ignorance and injustices that they experienced (at the hands of individuals, institutions & professions), have SURVIVED as examples to us all, and to actively encourage others to do more than just Survive.

It also stands as an Epitaph to those other courageous children, adults and older people who, in spite of their efforts to have their abuses and injustices recognised, died often prematurely, as a consequence of the protracted abuses and injustice they suffered, here and throughout the world.

We recognise that there are others, who remained ignorant of the fact that their treatment was abusive and unjust, who live their lives in persistent distress and poor health, sometimes within long term institutions, or fear of others & relative social isolation.

It is also an Acknowledgment of Mothers, Wives & Daughters in particular, exceptional Fathers, Husbands, Sons and Extended Family Members, who support the people they love, in spite of the lack of community support and assertions that; 'it is not our problem'. (It is, as we will show; Right & Freedoms have a cost- a social & financial cost in excess of that of Supporting People).

It is a recognition of Service Users, Family Carers, Professionals, Managers and Volunteers, who in spite of the experience of prejudice, ignorance, criticism, lack of recognition, unreasonable and contradictory demands, continue to work to ethically support the people they care about & for, without disempowering them, often at detriment to their own physical & mental health.

We have not forgotten you and the knowledge you impart to us has not been lost to those professions & institutions, some member who (in the very recent past  even now), continued to practice in the full knowledge, or wilful and neglectful ignorance, of the damage they did to yourselves & others.

It is our objective, with your knowledge & support, to work and argue at every possible level and by every legitimate means, to uncover & publicise prejudices, injustice & abuse of all kinds (including institutional abuse) which have detrimental effects on people's physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual lives.

To this end, we provide examples, evidence, rationales and alternative Theory. These will highlight the mistaken premises and assumptions that provide the basis for unjust, prejudicial and abusive practices. We do this in spite of what is made to appear to be 'overwhelming odds'. It’s been done before.

Watch out Abusive People and Institutions everywhere. Your generalised 'profile' will be made available here, along with the information and support necessary to 'empower' people to stand up against the Abuse, Dishonesty & Injustices you perpetrate. The Internet is a powerful tool for propagating good as well as evil.

Finally: I apologise to any Carer, or Professional who, mistakenly identifies themselves in this way, because they feel powerless to change the prevailing attitudes and behaviours of the institutions they are working for. We are aware of the very real pressures that are put on people to 'conform' to prevailing attitudes. It is our intention that you will also benefit from our efforts.