A Liturgy of Lament: We cannot move forward if we cannot recognise the impact of our past
A service in response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. Streamed live on 5 Sept 2024 at the Transitional Cathedral.
The state care decision that rippled through four generations
Warning: This story discusses sexual abuse, as well as physical and psychological abuse endured in state care. It also discusses suicide, depression and mental health. From the Featherston girls’ home…
On an inclusive, non- discriminatory approach to holistic redress
E hara taku toa I te takitahi. Te toa takitini “My strength is not as an individual, but as a collective” When we gave our opening at the Faith-based Phase…
Mark Staufer and Neil Harding: The Lost Boys of Dilworth
Auckland’s Dilworth boarding school was set up to to provide education to boys from disadvantaged backgrounds for free.
Survivors of clergy sexual abuse tell their stories
Survivors of sexual abuse by members of the Roman Catholic clergy in Pennsylvania tell their stories in this video created by the Office of Pennsylvania Attorney General. The AG’s office…
We were children – Ep.4 Sexual abuse survivors denied justice because of Dilworth’s actions (Video)
A Dilworth School Survivors Vlog. Ep.4 Sexual abuse survivors denied justice because of Dilworth’s actions. This vlog discusses how Dilworth’s actions inhibited survivor’s knowing about cases against former staff members…
Spotlight
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core….
Paedophile who posed as girls online sentenced for 96 child sex abuse offences
A prolific paedophile who posed as girls online to get young boys to send him indecent images of themselves, leaving some of them suicidal, has been sentenced to 25 years…
Video: The Networks open address – faith based redress hearing – NZ Royal Commission into abuse in care
Murray Heasely and Liz Tonks address the commissioners on behalf of victim survivors at the beginning of the NZ Royal Commission hearing into abuse in care. Nov 30 2020
Six men in 60s, 70s arrested over alleged indecent assaults at Auckland’s Dilworth School
Police have arrested six men in their 60s and 70s as part of an investigation into historical offending at Dilworth School in Auckland. The men have been charged on a…
Historic child sex abuse in Fiji’s Catholic schools uncovered
1 NEWS has been investigating claims made against the Catholic church in Fiji for the last year. Source: 1 NEWS By Barbara Dreaver Published in TVNZ 12 July 2020
Damning evidence against Cardinal George Pell | 60 Minutes Australia (Video)
In 2015, 60 Minutes presented damning new evidence against Pell. He has always argued his intervention on behalf of child abuse victims was innovative, independent and compassionate. But now, secret…
Intentional Peer Support: A Personal Retrospective by Shery Mead
Shery Mead’s keynote address at the Experts by Experience Conference 2011. April 2020
Shamed into silence: The hidden victims of male ‘honour’ abuse – BBC Newsnight
Most people have heard about “honour abuse” of women but men can be hidden victims too. Coming from conservative religious communities, they can find themselves having to hide anything from sexual abuse to domestic violence to their being gay, because to speak out could dishonour their families. Newsnight’s Katie Razzall has been speaking to men trapped in this predicament. If you need support with forced marriage or honour violence, help and support is available bbc.co.uk/actionline
Sexual abuse survivor Ken Clearwater asks MPs to acknowledge male rape victims
A sexual abuse survivor is asking lawmakers to better acknowledge male rape victims and is calling for an end to gender comparisons in sexual abuse statistics. Ken Clearwater, the National…
Sexual harm: Confronting the issue
Prestige lecture: Prof. Tess Patterson By Prof Ian Rothmann 26 August 2019
Videos – South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault
The South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault (SECASA) provides services in Victoria, Australia within the Mornington Peninsula, City of Frankston, Bayside, Port Phillip, Stonnington Glen Eira and Kingston local government…
Video – Being a Survivor of Male Child Sexual Abuse | Harish Iyer | TED talk
Braving the stigma of male child abuse by a family member nonetheless is a large ordeal. But nothing could stop the staunch determination of Harish Iyer to come out and…
Video – Male Survivor: You Are Not Alone
Christopher Anderson helps de-stigmitize male sexual abuse and promote male survivors mental health and healing. Watch the video here on YouTube (five minutes) by APA Division 56 – Trauma Psychology…
Men Need To Talk About Their Sexual Abuse – TED talk
Pastor Seth Shelley takes us on an emotional and at times difficult journey about male sexual violence. He brings forward his own story of sexual assault to ask men to…
Shocking government denial of male suicide risks
Bettina Arndt talks to rural expert Mary O’Brien about distorted government policies denying suicide is mainly a male problem linked to relationship breakdown. By Bettin Aarndt Published in bettinaarndt.com 10…
Three brave male survivors of childhood sexual abuse speak about what they endured, and how they are healing
The Harvey Weinstein saga exposed an ugly side of our culture. TVNZ’s Sunday hears from some male victims. Watch the video on the TVNZ website. By Sunday (1 News now)…
‘Sins of the Cardinal & His Church’ full documentary
Cardinal George Pell, a member of the Pope’s Council of nine advisers, was convicted of child abuse in Australia and sentenced to six years in prison in March 2019. CNN’s…