Data Summary: Child Sexual Abuse (PDF)
This data summary is one of six produced by the New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse (NZFVC) in 2017. The other five data summaries are concerned with Family Violence Deaths, Violence…
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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…
Twenty-plus school teachers struck off after sex-crime convictions over five years
More than 20 teachers have had their registration cancelled after being convicted of sex offences in the past five years. And more than 330 have had allegations of sexual misconduct…
Woman arrested after investigation into sexual allegations at Marlborough Boys’ College
A 37-year-old woman has been charged following an investigation into sexual allegations at a Blenheim school. Police said the woman, understood to be a former teacher at Marlborough Boys’ College,…
Peter Ellis diagnosed with terminal cancer as he seeks last appeal against child sex abuse convictions
Peter Ellis is dying and has been diagnosed with terminal cancer as his lawyer fights for one last appeal against his convictions for sexually abusing seven children at a childcare…
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…
Alison Mau: State care abuse inquiry’s gang connections the latest hurdle for vulnerable participants
OPINION: Important ideas often stumble on the detail, something the Royal Commission of Inquiry into historical abuse in state care is fast finding out. A potentially life-changing concept that would…
Family and Sexual Violence Service Provider Update
Kia ora koutou, Welcome to our newsletter which provides news about the Ministry of Social Development’s work programme to strengthen family violence and sexual violence services. In this update you’ll…
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…
Whitewashing the truth of why men kill themselves
Imagine the outcry if a man was appointed head of a leading domestic violence prevention organisation? So how come the federal government has just proudly announced a woman, Christine Morgan,…
Peer support reduces carer burden
In a world first, La Trobe University research has shown how peer-led support programs for family and friends who provide regular support to an adult diagnosed with a mental health…
Disparities in police proceedings and court sentencing for females versus males who commit sexual offences in New Zealand
This study investigated whether there are disparities in the way in which police proceed against females and males who commit sexual offences. We explored whether there are discrepancies in the…
State abuse inquiry: Woman says experience of giving testimony a ‘farce’
An Auckland woman in her 70s says her experience of giving evidence to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into historical abuse in state care has been farcical. Published in Radio…
Gang member’s role in state abuse commission ‘untenable’ for survivors – campaigner
A high-profile gang member with a domestic violence conviction is playing a key role within the Royal Commission of Inquiry into state abuse, despite one woman going to police over…
Canterbury ‘under siege’ as police attend 11 attempted suicide events a day
Canterbury’s mental health is “under siege” following a series of traumatic events, with an average of 11 attempted suicides a day last year. Police statistics released on Wednesday show 4369…
Convicted child sex offender James Grainger continues his denials
A 68-year-old man convicted of repeated sexual abuse of a teenage boy has gone to prison still denying that anything happened. James Grainger, of Spreydon, was convicted of 16 charges…
Catholic Church sex abuse memorial reinstated as survivors call for meeting with Bishop
The head of the Catholic Church in Auckland has called on parishioners to respect child sex abuse memorial ribbons after abuse survivors raised concerns. The destruction of a “Loud Fence”…
Family and Sexual Violence Service Provider Update
Kia ora koutou, Welcome to our newsletter which provides news about the Ministry of Social Development’s work programme to strengthen family violence and sexual violence services. In this update you’ll…
Lawyer loses confidence in state care abuse inquiry
A lawyer who represents people who were abused while in state care says she has lost confidence in the Royal Commission. Sonja Cooper says the Commission has been holding ‘mock’…
Royal Commission’s ‘mock’ sessions with survivors
Survivors of abuse in state care have been blindsided by the Royal Commission investigating their treatment holding ‘mock’ interviews with them about their experiences as a practice run ahead of…
From the Chairman’s desk, June 2019
Kia ora koutou As we close out another successful financial year there is much to reflect on and much to celebrate. We have come a long way since we formed…
‘My art is my salvation’
A former Dunedin man abused by two different offenders within the Catholic Church says a love of art has helped him heal. Michael Haggie, who now lives in Whanganui, has…
Male sexual abuse advocate honoured for work with fellow survivors
Opening up about being raped as a 12-year-old saved Ken Clearwater from killing himself or somebody else. Since first publicly sharing his own story nearly 30 years ago, Clearwater has…
Abuse survivors outraged it took 15 years to defrock paedophile priest
Survivors of sexual abuse say they are outraged it took more than 15 years to defrock a paedophile priest after he was convicted. Former Dunedin priest Magnus (Max) Murray has…