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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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,…
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…
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…
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…
An American man convicted of filming an infant being sexually abused will likely spend life in prison. Published in One News
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
An elite Melbourne school will be investigated by the Victorian Registration & Qualifications Authority over its management of child abuse risks. Published in SBS News
The ‘Offences by Family Members’ report was released today as part of the wider ‘2018 New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey’, with the findings likely to influence future funding for…
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…
A priest in Rhode Island has defended his decision to ban all lawmakers who voted in favor enshrining abortion protections under state law from receiving communion at his parish. Published…
It has been more than 18 months since the National Redress Scheme was introduced as a way of compensating survivors of clergy child abuse. Published in ABC
