William Tantam is a senior lecturer at the University of Bristol. His current research explores the experiences of victims and survivors of non-recent child sexual abuse. This includes experiences of disclosure, support, coping and wellbeing. It also includes creative practices and responses to traumatic experiences. He is part of a network of therapists, counsellors, and academics, including professionals with lived experiences of child sexual abuse, sharing knowledge surrounding non-recent child sexual abuse and provides training to clinical and related staff in how to facilitate disclosures and support victims and survivors. From 2019-2021 he worked as a Researcher with the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA). He joined the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology at Bristol in 2022.
Dr William Tantam
Advisory Board - Recovery Histories
