Michele Elliott

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Michele Elliott

OBE
Born
Michele Irmiter Elliott

1946
EducationBA, MA, PHD
Alma mater University of South Florida
University of Florida
SpouseEdward Elliott
Children2 sons
Parent(s)James and Ivy Irmiter

Michele Irmiter Elliott OBE is an author, psychologist, teacher and the founder and director of child protection charity Kidscape. [1] She has chaired World Health Organization and Home Office working groups and is a Winston Churchill fellow. [2]

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Early life

Elliott was born on 7 January 1946 to James Irmiter and Ivy (née Dashwood). She graduated from Dixie Hollins High School in 1964. [3] She attended the University of South Florida and the University of Florida, gaining a BA in Science and Education and a Masters's degree in Psychology [4] [5] She began working with families and children in 1968 in London. [6]

Work

Elliott worked as a child psychologist at The American School in London, where her husband was a social studies teacher. [7]

Kidscape

Elliott founded Kidscape in 1984 to help children stay safe from sexual abuse and from bullying. [8]

Elliott has been a high-profile figure and Kidscape was named Charity of the Year in 2000. Writing in The Guardian , David Brindle suggested the award was "an undoubted reflection of the vibrancy of Michele Elliott". [9]

Female child sexual abuse offenders

Elliott, who had previously written books about male abuse of children, has undertaken pioneering work in investigating and raising awareness of the problem and extent of child sexual abuse committed by women, and the topic of female paedophilia, publishing the book Female Sexual Abuse of Children The Last Taboo in 1992. [10] The book was well received by professionals and survivors' organisations. Mike Lew described it as "an important and challenging work", helping "to forge a new understanding of the issues". [11] Doody's annual stated it was "an extremely valuable book for all professionals, and it greatly increases the current state of knowledge, or lack of that knowledge, that can have a profound influence on the survivor's development and recovery". [12]

Elliott's work in exposing the issue of child sexual abuse committed by women has also resulted in hostility from feminists. While compiling Female Sexual Abuse of Children, Elliott organised a conference in London concerning sexual abuse by women. After publishing the book, Elliott was subject to a "deluge" of hate mail from feminists. [13]

Awards

In 2008 Elliot was honoured with an OBE by the Queen for services to children. [8] The following year she was named Children and Young People's Champion. [14] She was awarded an honorary doctorate by Post University in 1998 and another honorary doctorate by the University of Birmingham in 2003. [15] [16] She was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship in 1996. Her book, "Bullies, Cyberbullies and Frenemies" received the Literary Classics Gold Award in 2013.

Personal life

Elliot is married to Edward; they have two sons and 3 grandchildren. [17] She lives in Rye, East Sussex. [8] [18]

Publications

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  3. ↑ "Tampa Bay Times from St. Petersburg, Florida on June 2, 1963 · 68".
  4. ↑ "Elliott, Michele Irmiter, (Born 7 Jan. 1946), Founder and Director, Kidscape Children's Charity, 1984–2009". Who's Who. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U36925. ISBN   978-0-19-954088-4.
  5. ↑ Elliott, M (1994). "Female sexual abuse of children: 'the ultimate taboo'". J R Soc Med. 87 (11): 691–4. doi:10.1177/014107689408701119. PMC   1294939 . PMID   7837194.
  6. ↑ http://www.dur.ac.uk/publichealth.library/HDA_archive/R%20247%20-%2054007000185066%20-%20ELLIOTT%20-%20TEENSCAPE.pdf%5B%5D
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  10. ↑ "Michele Elliott: Women can be child abusers too – Commentators – Voices" . The Independent. London. 2 October 2009. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
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  12. ↑ "Female Sexual Abuse of Children by Michele Elliott | Paperback | Barnes & Noble". Barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
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  18. ↑ Michele Elliott Archived 8 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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