Building a Space for Future Survivor-Informed BTAN Reports
At the BeyondTrauma Advisory Network (BTAN), we believe survivors are the true experts on what works — and what urgently needs to change. This forum has been created as the dedicated home for our future BTAN survivor-informed reports, where lived experience will guide the development of safer, more compassionate systems.
This illustrative example shows how BTAN will transform survivor testimony into practical, systemic reform across policing, health, and social services. Through listening, learning, and acting, we are laying the foundation for the detailed reports that will be published here in the months and years ahead.
"When I finally found the courage to report what happened, the worker kept focusing on what I should have done differently. I left feeling judged — like the abuse was my fault."
— Anonymous survivor testimony
Stories like this shine a light on the very gaps BTAN aims to address through future reports shared in this forum.
This example illustrates how:
staff misunderstand trauma responses
harmful questioning reinforces shame
systems accidentally retraumatise survivors
Experiences like this form the foundation of the survivor-informed analyses we will publish here.
This example demonstrates the methodology BTAN will use in the future reports shared on this forum:
Modules designed for police, social care, health, and justice professionals.
Ensuring professionals understand the real-world impact of their practice.
Directly shaped by lived experience and current research.
Helping organisations embed survivor-centred approaches.
This forum will document each stage of this approach through our future BTAN reports.
Once BTAN’s recommendations are rolled out, we expect to document improvements such as:
Fewer complaints about insensitive questioning
Increased survivor trust in frontline services
Trauma-informed environments replacing intimidating settings
All frontline staff trained in trauma-aware practice
Survivor feedback embedded into organisational quality assurance
These outcomes — once measured — will appear in the formal BTAN reports published in this space.
This forum will become BTAN’s hub for:
future survivor-informed reports
professional evidence summaries
examples of best practice
case studies submitted by BTAN members
As this forum grows, BTAN will be gathering:
survivor-informed practice examples
service improvements shaped by lived experience
policy changes introduced by members
early data on trauma-informed outcomes
Your contributions will help shape the future reports published here, to be a part of this, you can share your experiences here: https://forms.gle/69WjCF1R7DsidocZ6
