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The impossible task: How New Zealand plans to tackle violence without maligning men
Here we go again…Stuff journalist Johnston with the all too familiar and seemingly uninformed view… “I wish it had used the same pointedness in addressing the largest perpetrator group: Pākehā…
Tauranga exhibition’s new approach on Lake Alice abuse
The Moral Drift is the name of an exhibition that is on at the Tauranga Art Gallery until January 23rd. The exhibition investigates a partial history of our state care…
Criminal charges filed against former Lake Alice staff member don’t absolve the Government or the police of their previous failures, says survivor
A survivor of the Lake Alice adolescent unit has been told by police and the Independent Police Conduct Authority that they won’t be looking into the failures in a previous…
Where was the judge? ‘Why didn’t you scream?’: Child sex abuse complainants face victim blaming, badgering in court
Children in sex assault trials are blamed for their own abuse, criticised for keeping secrets and repeatedly accused of lying by defence lawyers, causing extreme distress and undermining their ability…
Government reveals 25-year plan to tackle family and sexual violence
Te Aorerekura is the National Strategy and Action Plan setting out a new collective path for government, tangata whenua, specialist sectors, and communities to eliminate family violence and sexual violence….
The 2017 Programme
Our Voices : Survivor Only Day, Sunday 5th Nov, Christchurch Community House, 301 Tuam St A chance to explore and develop ideas to be taken forward to the SSI 2017…
SSI Conference 2017 Videos
SSI Conference 2017 Chris Dolan 38 minutes | View video SSI Conference 2017 Kate Richardson 39 minutes | View video SSI Conference 2017 Gary Foster & Patrick O’Leary 53 minutes…
SSI Conference Speaker Biographies
(In Alphabetical Order) Albert M Pooley Albert M Pooley was born to the Hopi and Navajo cultures. He grew up close to both cultures on the reservation where the love…
Research article: The Nature and Impact of Informal Mental Health Support in an LGBTQ Context: Exploring Peer Roles and Their Challenges
Research shows that LGBTQ communities experience high levels of suicidality and mental ill health. They also face significant barriers to accessing adequate mental health treatment in service settings. In response…
Corrections criticised on sex assaults in prison
Corrections staff who are victims of sexual assault in prison are not being treated sensitively or offered adequate support, a staff union says. Sexual assault charges have been laid against…
Brief History
In 1991 in Christchurch a client asked his counsellor how he could go about meeting other men who had experienced childhood sexual abuse. With the support of the counsellor, Ian…
Catholic Church in New Zealand discovers 14 per cent of clergy accused of abuse, with Cardinal describing findings as ‘horrifying’
As many as one in seven Catholic diocesan clergy in New Zealand have been accused of abuse, according to an investigation by the church. But groups representing victims say that…