Teresa was sexually abused by her father when she was very small. He never admitted the crime, which caused rifts in the family. After years enduring trauma and with her father having passed, Teresa sought Restorative Justice.

Wendy was sexually abused by her father when she was 14 years old. He pleaded guilty and received a £20 fine and a one-year conditional discharge. Over 40 years later, Wendy met her father in a restorative meeting.

In 1992, Will was kidnapped and tortured in a case of mistaken identity. After spending 30 years bottling up the emotions he felt as a result of the attack, Will met one of the people who harmed him in a face-to-face Restorative Justice meeting. The meeting changed his life completely.

Viv and her husband were woken during the night after their house was broken into. They were able to talk to the young man until the police arrived, and Viv later met him again through Restorative Justice.

Stella was a high school student, attending a Canada Day beach party with her friends when she was “brutally raped” by an acquaintance. She later met the person who attacked her in a face-to-face Restorative Justice meeting, giving her healing and empowerment that she otherwise would never have achieved.