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A man described as “the most prolific rapist in British legal history” has been sentenced to life in prison with a possible release after 30 years following his conviction for…

TORONTO — Boys in poor urban areas around the world are suffering even more than girls from violence, abuse and neglect, groundbreaking international research published on Monday suggests. The study…

This research sought to understand social workers’ perspectives on good practice in specialist sexual violence social work practice in Aotearoa New Zealand. Read article (PDF) By By Bridget Leary and…

Kia ora koutou,The end of 2019 provides a welcome opportunity to pause, reflect and re-energise as we approach a demanding schedule of work in the first half of 2020. This…

A New Zealand church abuse survivor says the Vatican’s decision to abolish secrecy clauses for Catholic clerical sex crime cases is “far too late”. Pope Francis this week announced “pontifical…

This literature review brings together current evidence about effective approaches to support men who have been sexually abused (as children and/or adults) in their journey of recovery. The Ministry of…

Interventions are needed to increase use of preventive care after experiencing sexual assault among young adults experiencing homelessness. Read article (PDF) By American Journal of Preventive Medicine December 2019

A 37-year-old woman has been jailed for two-and-a-half-years for sexually abusing students while she taught at Marlborough Boys’ College. She could only be charged with sexual conduct with a person…

Nearly 500 babies, children and teenagers in Oranga Tamariki care experienced physical, emotional and sexual harm, and neglect in just one year. The first full annual report on harm in…

The MSA discussion paper is issued to inform a policy development conversation and to provide guidance for its member organisations. Read article (PDF)

Two Roman Catholic priests were each sentenced to more than 40 years in prison in Argentina for sexually abusing deaf children, a court in the western city of Mendoza ruled…

Within Aotearoa/New Zealand’s justice system and help-providing professions, little is known or understood about LGBTQI experiences of sexual harm. In this research report, which is based on research I conducted…

Media Statement By Rt Hon Jacinda Adern (Prime Minister), Hon Dr David Clark (Minister of Health) 27 November 2019 New Zealand’s first ever Suicide Prevention Office has officially opened today…

A woman molested as a five-year-old girl by a high-profile Catholic theologian is outraged at a church leader justifying his abuse. A Catholic leader is accused of telling a woman…

Two abuse survivors have quit a Royal Commission advisory group in fallout from being unknowingly exposed to a paedophile. The two men accuse the new chair Judge Coral Shaw of…

Former altar boys have claimed they were molested by priests inside the Vatican, as a lingering scandal surrounding widespread abuse in the Catholic Church erupts at its headquarters once again….

Survivors are given a voice at first public hearings of investigation into historical abuse of thousands of children in state and faith-based care. On the morning Annasophia Calman is due…

Following the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, we are witnessing a wave of legal reforms across Australia aimed at helping survivors seek justice. Most visibly, there…

For the first time in its four-decade history, Dunedin’s Rape Crisis centre will work with sexual abuse victims of all genders. The shift is part of a major overhaul of…

Ribbons have been tied to the fence of the Catholic Cathedral in downtown Auckland by attendees and witnesses from the Royal Commission into Abuse. Published in Radio New Zealand

The majority of 23,000 sexual violence incidents reported to police during the past five years were experienced by children or young people, according to a new Ministry of Justice report….

The Children’s Commissioner has told the Abuse in Care Royal Commission that his office has failed to properly monitor the state care system. Since 1989, the Office of the Children’s…

A clinical child psychologist has told the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care that children were often better off in state care than staying in families where they were abused….

A woman has told the Royal Commission investigating abuse in care she was moved between at least a dozen care homes and raped multiple times – all before she turned…