Coronavirus: Free phone counselling for lockdown relationship issues
The Male Room usually offers people a place to go, get some kai, and talk to someone face-to-face. Under the lockdown rules a lot of that has changed, but director…
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“To say it out loud is to kill your own childhood.” – An exploration of the first person perspective of barriers to disclosing child sexual abuse.
Read article (PDF) By Jorunn E. Halvorsena, Ellen Tvedt Solbergb, Signe Hjelen Stigec April 2020
Police investigating George Pell over fresh child sexual abuse allegation – report
Cardinal George Pell is being investigated by police over a new allegation of child sexual abuse, according to News Corp reports. Pell was released from jail last Tuesday after the…
MSA issues new practice note for guidance on remote support during Covid-19
Appreciate your Covid-19 role and focus Understand and manage the risks of remote support services Pay special attention to privacy and confidentiality Be prepared for a safe and enabling interaction…
Child sexual abuse victims should not be put off by George Pell decision, experts say
Victims of child sexual abuse should not be dissuaded from coming forward and reporting perpetrators as a result of the jury conviction of Cardinal George Pell being overturned by the…
How George Pell won in the High Court on a legal technicality
The High Court today granted Cardinal George Pell special leave to appeal, and unanimously allowed the appeal. In other words, Pell won. His convictions were quashed and he will be…
Provision of peer support at the intersection of homelessness and problem substance use services: a systematic ‘state of the art’ review
Peer support refers to a process whereby individuals with lived experience of a particular phenomenonprovide support to others by explicitly drawing on theirpersonal experience. It has been adopted in a…
More accusers come forward against Pell
Two men have come forward publicly for the first time to accuse George Pell of sexually abusing them when they were young boys housed in a Catholic orphanage. In allegations…
COVID-19: Information related to family, whanau and sexual violence (for information)
The New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse and Nga Wai a te Tui are partnering to bring together information related to COVID-19. The New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse website is bringing…
Convicted paedophile Bernard McGrath abused dozens of children. The Catholic Church failed to report his offending.
Former brother of St John of God, Bernard McGrath, will be eligible for parole in December 2044. McGrath, who is serving two prison sentences in NSW for sex crimes against…
Coronavirus: Living homeless under the threat of pandemic
For most of the past 12 months, Mark Shannon has been sleeping rough in the streets around Nelson’s central city. He says while coronavirus is a scary subject, it hasn’t…
From the Chairman’s desk, March 2020
Phillip Chapman, MSA Chair “Don’t be afraid to take an unfamiliar path Sometimes they’re the ones that take you to the best places” Unknown Kia ora koutou.
Peer Support Workers: An Exploration within an Irish Mental Health Service
Effectiveness of peer support in a mental health setting…An interesting research proposal that includes and analysis of the challenges and benefits of peer support. Read article (PDF) By Michael John Norton, Michael Bergin,…
Adult Male Survivors’ Disclosure of Childhood Sexual Abuse: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Page 1. Walden University ScholarWorks Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Collection 2020 Adult Male Survivors’ Disclosure of Childhood Sexual Abuse: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis… Read…
ABC journalist Sarah Ferguson on making Revelation and coming face to face with two of the Catholic Church’s worst serial paedophiles
Sarah Ferguson spends her working life wading through murky waters, tackling difficult, confronting and harrowing stories but none has tested her like the project that consumed her for the past…
Pell’s last stand
Next Wednesday and Thursday, the last two days of the year that’s passed since George Pell was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment, are also the former archbishop’s last real chance…
Man who filmed infant sex abuse in US handed sentence of between 205 and 775 years
An American man convicted of filming an infant being sexually abused will likely spend life in prison. Published in One News
Survey of sex abuse victims hopes to dispel myths about survivors
A survivor of sexual abuse is conducting what she believes is the first broad survey of victims of sexual abuse in the U.S. Catholic Church, with the hopes that the…
Bristlecone Project
Men who were sexually abused or assaulted—whether as children or adults—may feel isolated and stigmatized by what happened to them. The truth is that millions of men from around the…
Advocates call for more female-specific sex offender rehabilitation
Experts have flagged there is a lack of gender-specific rehabilitation for female sex offenders in New Zealand, compared to men who are more often imprisoned and enter male-oriented group programmes….
Nelson’s Annette Milligan dedicated to supporting sexual assault victims
On the back of a 30-year career as a nurse and public health campaigner, Annette Milligan has a new role that will see her focus on improving outcomes for victims…
Northland sexual abuse survivor speaks out to assist healing
Paul Davenport is speaking out about being sexually abused as a child growing up in Northland a bid to help others. Read article By Jenny Ling Published in NZ Herald…
Church apologises after schools learned of priest’s conviction through media
The Catholic Church has been forced to apologise to outraged parents who only learned their parish priest had been convicted of sex offences through a story on Stuff. Published in…
Victoria’s education regulator launches investigation into St Kevin’s College
An elite Melbourne school will be investigated by the Victorian Registration & Qualifications Authority over its management of child abuse risks. Published in SBS News