*Trigger Warning* They Got Rehabilitation Orders. The Girls Got Life Sentences.

Content Note: This episode discusses rape, sexual violence, child exploitation, trauma, and systemic failures. Please listen in a way that feels safe for you.Episode 1: The ManifestoSilence serves the wrong people.In the first episode of Silence Serves The Wrong People, Ilja Abbattista explains why this podcast exists and why the conversations that need to happen are still not happening.Using a recent rape case that sparked national outrage as a starting point, Ilja explores what happens when systems fail the very people they are supposed to protect, what survivors hear when decisions are made about their lives, and why silence continues to benefit those with the most power.This is not a legal analysis.This is not political commentary.This is the lived reality behind the headlines.In this episode:• Why Silence Serves The Wrong People was created• The difference between being consulted and being heard• What trauma-informed practice looks like in reality• Why tokenism continues to harm survivors• The cost of performative inclusion• Why lived experience must be recognised as expertise• The gap between policy, systems and human impact• What this podcast will challenge, explore and expose moving forwardThis podcast covers lived experience across modern slavery, human trafficking, child abuse, care systems, learning disability, domestic abuse, child exploitation, county lines, criminal gangs, cuckooing, FGM, forced marriage, honour-based abuse, sexual violence, neurodivergence, trauma, recovery, and life after survival.Because silence serves the wrong people.And we're done being quiet.Connect with Ilja:Website: www.iljaabbattista.co.ukSpeaking, Consultancy & Training Enquiries:www.iljaabbattista.co.ukSubscribe, follow and share with someone who needs to hear this conversation.