Abuse and torture victims still waiting for government redress
A man who survived torture as a teenager at the notorious Lake Alice psychiatric facility in the 1970s and had to go to the UN in his efforts to gain…
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He saw how equine therapy had been developing overseas.
“I see it as a huge part of our programme from here on in, and the national body are really keen to see it work as well.”
One survivor, George Russell, was sexually abused as a 12-year-old. Mr Russell says being around the horses helps him cope with what he endured.
“It’s very relaxing. They feel you and you feel them.”
Terry King runs the programme, and is a survivor himself.
“This is another way of saying it’s OK to step forward and say, ‘Hey, it did happen.’”
Published in TVNZ
05 May 2020