A life after captivity

Video interview with Jude Tebbutt on life after captivity.

Jude was kidnapped while on a Kenyan holiday with her husband in 2011. She and her husband were attacked in their hotel room and she was taken to Somalia and held hostage for six months.

What Can We Do to Help the Hostage?

If you are not a family member of the hostage: notify the family or next of kin immediately.

Returning to work

Many returning hostages struggle to know when and how best to return to work.

How to cope during a kidnapping

Video interview about how to cope during a kidnapping

We Are Not the Hostageā€™s Employer but We Are Associated with the Hostage/Their Family

If you are the employer of the hostageā€™s relatives, you are urged to treat them with compassion as they will be under immense stress and are likely to exhibit symptoms of trauma.