How Cultural Sensitivity Can Address Trauma, with Ben Lindsay OBE

When a young person is dealing with grief or trauma, support should be there. But what if the people meant to help don’t understand their world? Ben Lindsay, founder of Power the Fight, reflects on growing up in South East London and his work with children facing the day-to-day realities of violence. He explains why support can fall short and why therapy and public services need to be culturally sensitive if they’re going to make a difference.

Links and resources

• Power the Fight⁠
• Research: ⁠Therapeutic Intervention for Peace (TIP) Report⁠
• Research: ⁠Children, violence and vulnerability 2025 | Mental health and experiences of violence⁠ 

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Host: Ciaran Thapar, Youth Endowment Fund
Series Producer: Meera Kumar

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