Childhood horrors laid bare as survivors talk of sexual abuse
Tears have taken up residence behind Grant West’s bright blue eyes. He is 57 years old, a burly Kiwi living in Australia with bleach-tipped hair and a crumpled leather jacket….
Articles
Articles
Underfunded mental health services to get funding boost
The government has announced it is boosting the funding of more than 20 existing underfunded mental health services. It is also allocating $30 million for the creation of new front-line…
Catholic Church admits liability for paedophile Gerald Ridsdale’s crimes
The Catholic Church has accepted legal responsibility for the sexual abuse of a nine-year-old boy by notorious paedophile Gerald Ridsdale in a significant case which could open the floodgates for…
The state of the science on trauma inquiry – Research article
Research funded jointly by social service providers and philanthropic organisations. Published from Women’s Health, Volume 15: 1–17, 2019. Download the article (PDF)
Report shows $630 million government funding shortfall for community social services – Press release
The government is underfunding social service providers delivering services that are essential to the wellbeing of New Zealand children, families, whānau and communities by an estimated $630 million a year,…
Sexual harm: Confronting the issue
Prestige lecture: Prof. Tess Patterson By Prof Ian Rothmann 26 August 2019
Health authorities urged to target growing male suicide
Warning: This story deals with the topic of suicide. Health authorities are being urged to target a growing number of young men dying by suicide. Figures released on Monday show…
Suicide rates rise to highest-ever level
Warning: This story deals with the topic of suicide. The number of suicides in New Zealand has reached its highest-ever level, with 685 people dying in the year to June…
Kristina Keneally blasts Melbourne archbishop for claiming George Pell is innocent
The Labor senator Kristina Keneally has blasted Melbourne’s Catholic archbishop for his response to Cardinal George Pell losing his appeal against child sexual abuse convictions. Keneally, herself a prominent Catholic,…
‘He was a witness of truth’: why the judges decided Cardinal George Pell was guilty
On Wednesday, Cardinal George Pell lost his appeal to overturn a conviction of child sexual assault. Chief Justice Anne Ferguson, Justice Chris Maxwell and Justice Mark Weinberg of the Victorian…
New paper – Circumcision: A controversial topic
In response to concerns expressed within our survivor community, and to foster a more informed understanding of male circumcision as it presents in our contemporary society, MSA commissioned the attached…
We’ve talked about this for decades and still haven’t made changes
There’s hope the government’s Criminal Justice Summit will be more than just talk. The two-day conference kicked off last night, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called on all those present…
Study: The Freedom to be, the Chance to Dream
A study examining the importance of preserving the values and ethos of user-led peer support and self-help in the context of new policies to professionalise peer support. There is a…
First procedural hearing explained
The first Procedural hearing of the Abuse in Care Inquiry is on Monday, 19 August at 10am at Rydges Hotel, Federal Street in Auckland. Published in Abuse in State Care…
The Boy Scouts scandal shows the sexual abuse of boys is a far bigger story than we’re willing to admit
Boys’ experience of abuse may be construed as consensual or desired. They often aren’t even thought of as potential victims. This has to change Published in The Independent
New child sex charges laid against Cambridge equestrian Andrew Williams
A 52-year-old man charged with the rape of young girls and making recordings now faces seven additional charges as a police investigation continues. Equestrian Andrew Alan Williams was arrested in…
Priests accused of sexual abuse turned to under-the-radar group
DRYDEN, Mich. — The visiting priests arrived discreetly, day and night. Stripped of their collars and cassocks, they went unnoticed in a series of tiny Midwestern towns as they were…
Former Gloriavale member convicted of child sex abuse
A former senior member of Gloriavale Christian Community has been convicted of child sex abuse, the Herald can finally reveal following a long legal battle against court suppression orders. The…
Female sex offenders are more common than you think, reveals study
A US study has revealed that female sex offenders are more common than first thought. While cultural stereotypes lead us to consider sexual offences by women as rare, a team…
Survivors say they’re losing faith after Sir Anand Satyanand resigns from abuse inquiry
Sir Anand Satyanand’s sudden resignation from the abuse inquiry is being seen as another sign the Royal Commission is dysfunctional. Published in Radio New Zealand
‘Clearly been a stress element’, Sir Anand Satyanand explains after stepping down from Abuse in Care Inquiry
Sir Anand Satyanand has played down claims that his resignation as chair of the Abuse in Care Inquiry is a sign something is not working with the inquiry. Yesterday Sir…
Satyanand to leave historical abuse inquiry
The head of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in Care, Sir Anand Satyanand, has announced he is stepping down from the job. Sir Anand has chaired the…
Where to from here for abuse inquiry?
Sir Anand Satyanand is stepping down as chair of the Royal Commission into Historic Abuse in state and religious institutional care. The first public hearing is scheduled in seven weeks…
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…