NAPAC's Mission Statement

1. Respond to the distress caused in adulthood by ill treatment and/or neglect in childhood.
2. Establish a national information line and postal service for people requiring advice and information about help available to overcome the continuing impact of childhood abuse in adulthood.
3. Provide support, training, information and resources to persons and organisations supporting people who have experienced ill treatment and/or neglect in childhood.
4. Raise public awareness of the continuing impact of childhood abuse in adulthood.
5. Effectively campaign to alleviate the impact of child abuse in adulthood.

NAPAC plans to achieve these aims by:

• Through the setting up of a national freephone Support Line for adults who have suffered any type of abuse during childhood.
• The publication of helpful materials and information
• The provision of training to persons and organisations that are supporting adults who experienced ill treatment or neglect in childhood
• The establishment, maintenance and monitoring of a national register of counsellors and therapists who are committed to assisting adults who have experienced child abuse
• Organising seminars and conferences on relevant topics
• Promoting and liaising with relevant bodies on issues pertaining to childhood abuse and its continuing impact in adulthood