Putting the boot in
Opinion: As the ink dries on the Royal Commission’s report in abuse in state care, what must it be like for survivors to witness the Government’s direction on boot camps…
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‘Not justice’: Survivor’s advocate slams ‘pathetic’ settlement offer
Former Marist Brother Charles Afeaki will be sentenced in May for his abuse of two 11-year-old boys in the 1970s. The wealthy Marist Brothers will pay out just $45,000 in…
Research article: “We don’t talk about that around here”: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) of South Asian men’s experiences of sexual violence in the UK
A study exploring how South Asian cultural norms shape disclosure and help-seeking for male survivors in the UK. By B. Kennath Widanaralalage, Stacey Jennings, Coral Dando, Jay-Marie Mackenzie
Two former altar boys want compensation from a church they say failed to protect them from a sexually abusive priest and hid their allegations
A person who says former Whanganui priest Father Damian Carlile sexually abused him has decided to join a settlement case started by another complainant, Bo Tamati.
Lancet Psychiatry requires authors to declare involvement of lived experience in research published
The Lancet Psychiatry (one of the most influencial journals of Psychiatry globally) now require authors to declare involvement of lived experience in research published in the journal:
Towards peer-led and person-centred care
Ma te rongo, ka mohio;Ma te mohio, ka marama;Ma te marama, ka matau;Ma te matau, ka ora.Through listening comes awareness; through awareness comes understanding; through understanding comes knowledge; through knowledge comes…
Research article: A recent comprehensive review of the international literature regarding the use of peer support services in the mental health sector affirms the principles and practices embodied in the Purposeful Peer Support Aotearoa
This scoping review of the international literature was commissioned by the Peer Support Five Year Strategy Working Group established by the Health Service Executive (HSE) Mental Health Engagement and Recovery…
Marlborough sports coach faces 35 sex abuse charges as more added
A Marlborough sports coach facing a raft of charges relating to sexual offences against children has had four more charges laid against him.
Major Gloriavale investigation finds 138 potential abuse victims, dozens of suspected offenders
A major police investigation into abuse at Gloriavale has identified more than 100 potential victims of crimes spanning about four decades, Stuff can reveal.
‘Close to tears’: How two men took down a Marist ‘monster’
Charles Afeaki, a Marist Brother and schoolteacher, was prolific in his sexual offending against his pupils in the 1970s. This month, he stood trial again on charges which have ruined…
‘I was terrified all the time’: Catholic Brother, schoolteacher faces trial for historical sex offences
“From that day on, I was terrified,” an alleged victim of sexual abuse by Marist Brother and schoolteacher Charles Afeaki told an interviewing police detective.
The Catholic Church said an abuse victim deserved $250,000. A jury gave him $3 million
A Victorian jury has delivered a stinging rebuke to the Catholic Church, awarding $3.3 million to the victim of a notorious paedophile after the church argued compensation should be only…
Silent lambs: Child sexual abuse and the Jehovah’s Witnesses
Best known for their door-to-door evangelising, Jehovah’s Witnesses are on a quest to save the ‘wicked’ from damnation. For victims of sexual abuse within the organisation, however, that quest has…
Police investigating allegations against prominent Catholic officials, Court of Appeal considering last-minute injunction
Prominent leaders within New Zealand’s Catholic Church are being investigated by police over historical allegations of abuse.
The Vote for a Voice – an open letter from the Indigenous people of Australia to the Australian people…and the world
To the Prime Minister and every Member of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Commonwealth Parliament. This is an open letter which will be circulated to the…
Court grapples with Newsroom’s banned story
Crown lawyers endure strong questioning from a panel of judges as Newsroom goes to court to overturn a ban on a video investigation into Oranga Tamariki. Tim Murphy reports.
Ex-King’s College teacher jailed for child abuse supervised by paedophile, mother says
A King’s College teacher jailed for child abuse offences in the UK was being supervised by a man now known to be a serial paedophile, a mother of a former…
Survivors want Supreme Court to hold sex offender ‘publicly accountable’
A man who raped and sexually assaulted fellow high school students at parties is asking the Supreme Court to keep his name secret – despite three survivors of his offending…
Towards a Meaningful Evaluation Framework for Peer Work (Short Report 2023)
A recent report produced by the Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion, University of Technology Sydney.
A 500-page report has detailed systemic failings by Dilworth School’s leadership and board as violence and sexual abuse were allowed to happen over half a century.
A damning independent inquiry into sexual and physical abuse at Auckland’s Dilworth School has uncovered a “catalogue of damage and injustice” spanning more than half a century, from 1950 to…
Fotofest Hawke’s Bay 2023: ‘Confronting’ male sexual abuse survivor photos on display
“Confronting”. That’s how Tim Whaitiri Henderson, of Dove Hawke’s Bay, describes the “Hopeful Horizons” exhibition that will be showcased as part of the 2023 Fotofest in Hawke’s Bay.
Jehovah’s Witness church spends 3 years fighting scrutiny of Royal Commission of Inquiry
The Jehovah’s Witness church has been fighting scrutiny from a national inquiry into the historical abuse of children for three years, court documents show.
‘I was never safe or felt safe in or around the church’
After surviving 10 years of hell, Anna* held on to hope her perpetrators would finally atone for the sins of the past. Tim Scott investigates how the Presbyterian Church’s redress…
The misery of Marylands
At Marylands School, sexual and physical abuse by Catholic brothers was brutal, prevalent and normalised. Survivors were so traumatised that, after they left, they found it difficult to understand the…