Ms Hayley Jones
I am a writer, mother, psychologist, and child-protection advocate. Through stories, education, and advocacy, I work to prevent childhood sexual abuse and break the systems and silence that allows it to continue — one child and one family at a time.
My mission is to empower over one million children and parents with the tools to recognise grooming and harm, speak up safely, and reclaim their light, courage and strength.
The Movement
My work has three pillars: my poetry collection No Offence Detected; my upcoming children’s book series about identifying emotions starting with Wings to Fly: Courage and Tricky Secrets, which centres on grooming patterns and finding courage (the first of a series); and a manuscript for my self-help book/memoir, The Signs We Miss, which tells the story of a mother who, after delaying action when her son discloses signs of sexual abuse upon returning from daycare, finds her life's purpose as a relentless child protection advocate in the pursuit of justice.
Poetry is my way of communicating and processing the complexity of this world, please share the message. Together we can create a world where carers and children are armed with the knowledge they need to protect themselves.
Poetry: "No Offence Detected" The Offence
This poem is a fierce, impassioned indictment of the systemic failure to protect daycare child abuse victims, highlighting the dismissal of their accounts by authorities like detectives and regulators under the verdict of "no offence detected." It portrays this institutional indifference and cover-up as the profound and true offence, highlighting how silence and bureaucracy enable daycare child abuse.
Poetry: Taken at daycare - A mothers war cry.
This poem channels the fierce, protective fury of the film Taken, but in this narrative, the mother’s particular set of skills are those of an investigator, psychologist, and relentless advocate. It is a powerful vow of persistence, detailing her ongoing battle against bureaucratic silence and police dismissal to seek resolution and justice for all children, including her child.
Wings to Fly : Tricky Secrets and Courage
This story uses timeless storytelling to gently help children recognise what grooming and “tricky” behaviours can look like within a friendship. Through Lincoln’s experiences — and the small, watchful bird that mirrors his inner feelings — children learn to notice body signals, understand confusing emotions, practise saying no, and seek help when something doesn’t feel right.
As the friendship becomes unsafe, Lincoln learns that protecting the little bird is like protecting himself. When his first attempt to tell his mum isn’t understood, the story shows children that they can keep reaching out to other safe adults until someone listens. With courage and persistence, Lincoln discovers he can speak up, stay safe, and help protect others too.
Designed to build insight, resilience, and self-trust, the story reassures children that even when they feel small or unsure, they still have “wings” inside them — and, in time, they can find safety, strength, and the confidence to fly again.
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A passionate word warrior
Hayley Jones is a psychologist, child-protection advocate, and director of a successful multi-clinician psychology practice in Australia. She works extensively with adult survivors of childhood abuse and serves as a court-appointed expert in Family Court matters involving complex child safety concerns.
A wife and mother of two boys, Hayley’s professional expertise is deeply intertwined with lived experience. Her writing is driven by a clear mission: to help children develop courage and protective skills, support parents to trust their instincts, and challenge the silence and systemic barriers that allow harm to go unseen.
Through her upcoming children’s stories, poetry, and fiction, she aims to empower families, strengthen resilience, and transform how society understands and responds to child abuse.
Legal and Privacy Concerns. Under Australian privacy laws and for personal safety, this author uses a pseudonym and AI-altered imagery. This site features literary and poetic works expressing a subjective lived experience; it is not a legal or investigative record. All references to harm reflect personal opinion only. Regarding matters referenced, police findings detected no offence; this work is an exploration of the interpretations and healing that follow such experiences.