Out of the Shadows, founded by Kendra Houseman in 2016, is dedicated to empowering individuals and organisations through training and consultancy services that are informed by the experiences of survivors.
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We honor the vital significance of survivor voices and experiences.
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Our mission is to support practice that focus safety, support, and empowerment, creating environments where everyone can thrive.
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Our Training Packages
​We provide a range of online safety training covering areas of best practice, contextual safety, and understanding of children and young people who face exploitation.
Walking beside you: Supporting professionals with lived experience
Supporting professionals who bring lived experience to their practice
Training Courses Testimonials
The best people to tell you about the benefits of attending our training course are our customers, so here's what they think in their own words.
"Best training I have been part of in my 30-year career...Blown away" ​
Met officer, London.
"The insight, relaxed delivery, accessible information and it did
exactly what it said- gave a child's powerful perspective.
Kendra has a great way of speaking"
"I can't put into words how powerful that was.
20 years working in the sector, and I can honestly say it's the best training I've been in.
So moving, raw and real."
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Steven Swan
"I just wanted to tell you personally how much I valued this training, I have never been so absorbed in a training day before, it was equal parts interesting, engaging and horrifying."
"What a powerful session. I have learned so much, thank you so much, Kendra. Best safeguarding session I've ever sat through!"
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Amy (CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
I have been a Detective for most of the last 16 years working in serious/complex/major crime and currently work in child abuse where I supervise a team of investigators. I’ve seen a lot of ruined lives, more deaths than I care to remember and too much misery but I’ve rarely been moved to tears. This is the most impactful training I’ve ever attended. I badly need my team to see this because it will open their eyes. Are there future dates for this session to be repeated?
Kind regards,
Robert
DS Safeguarding Investigation Unit
" I thought I’d give you an email as I just watched the Hidden Girls. You don’t know me, and I don’t know you, but if I'm honest, watching that program gave me some hope. Someone who’s been through similar stuff to me now has a business and kids. Honestly, you should be proud of yourself. I hope I turn out to be at least half the woman you have become."
“Out of the Shadows has been an incredible addition to social work education. This work provides a young person’s lived experience of criminal exploitation via a child-focused perspective in a powerful, insightful and educational way. Student feedback has included; ‘Brilliant’ and ‘Amazing’ as well as an echo of various student voices highlighting how much they valued learning more about criminal exploitation. Highly recommended for students and practitioners alike.”
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Social work student, University of Kent
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"One of the best courses I have attended, had my full attention throughout the whole 3 hours. Loved it from start to finish and I learnt so much. Will recommend the course to others"
"I just needed to say that this time last week, myself and my colleagues were recovering from your incredible training. There were tears, offloading texts, and many calls to each other talking about the effect it had had on us."
YMCA, Milton Keynes
"I've literally just got home from todays conference and I had to send you a message to say thank you for your talk. It was unbelievably powerful and I think your statement of "do you hear me now?" will remain with me as I continue my career and as I seek to protect my children as they grow."
"Kendra is, beyond a shadow of a doubt, the most impactful speaker I have ever had the privilege to listen to and learn from in my career as a nurse."
