A teenager from Hampshire who has waived her right to anonymity to help other young people suffering sex abuse has won a national award.

Siobhan Pyburn, 18, was abused by her father until the age of 15, when she found the courage to tell her family.

When she turned 18, Siobhan decided to give up her right to remain anonymous, given to all victims of sex abuse, in order to speak publicly about her experience in the hope of helping vulnerable young people.

Siobhan has set up a website - www.thesecondchance.co.uk - where she tells the story of how she gave evidence in court, her father was convicted of 13 counts of indecent assault and jailed.

She has been named overall winner of the Transform category at the vinspired National Awards for volunteers. The award recognises someone who has "transformed a community, been super passionate about an issue, had a real impact and created lasting change".

The website was set up as part of Siobhan's campaign as an ITV Fixer, a scheme which gives a voice to young people who want to 'fix' something in their community.

Each month, ITV regional news features some of the latest Fixes. Siobhan has shared her story on ITV Meridian news.

After the award was announced at the vinspired National Awards yesterday at the O2 in London, she said she wants to travel for a few weeks to recharge her batteries and then continue her work with ITV Fixers.

She said: "I never thought I'd win this, but I am just taking it all in.

"It has renewed my enthusiasm to push my Fixers project further and I'm very glad that people are taking notice of it. I'm raising public awareness of child abuse in the hope that it becomes an issue that's less swept under the carpet and more under the spotlight."

Margo Horsley, ITV Fixers executive producer, said: "The young people we have worked with have given their time freely and in the process changed the people around them, and often the way they see themselves.

"In my experience young people want to have a say and they want to participate; sometimes they don't have the words or the tools to do that. ITV Fixers is about young people finding a language to express themselves whilst making a difference to someone else."

ITV Fixers is a Public Service Broadcasting Trust charity project and is supported by v, the National Young Volunteers Service, and ITV.

V works to inspire a new generation of young volunteers aged 16 to 25 in England. It is supported by the Office of the Third Sector in the Cabinet Office.

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