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Words Matter’s mission is to improve children’s mental and physical health and development by ending verbal abuse of children by adults. Affecting 2 in 5 children, it can lead to lifelong harm impacting their self-esteem, relationships and work. The long term effects can be profound – anxiety, depression, eating disorders, substance abuse and suicide. We are the first organisation to focus solely on this issue and are evidenced-based and supported by a high-profile Advisory Board of experts. Our work focuses on three areas: Research on the scale and impact; Awareness raising through campaigns, resources and training; Collaboration with experts, policy makers, other organisations and those with lived experience to develop and scale solutions.

We have already generated widespread media attention with our research and last year hosted the first international conference on CVA with WHO and UCL. We have been called ‘inspiring’ in the House of Lords.