The sexual harm helpline can be accessed free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by phone, text, website, online chat and email.
One in Three, based in Australia is a diverse group of male and female professionals – academics, researchers, social workers, psychologists, counsellors, lawyers, health promotion workers, trainers and survivor/advocates. They issued a press…
Kia ora koutou As the end of 2017 approaches, it is timely to reflect on the achievements and challenges of the national organisation. Some of the highlights of a very…
Alex Gibney explores the charged issue of paedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the United.
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The government has reaffirmed its commitment to an independent inquiry into the sexual abuse of those in state care. The news comes as survivors of abuse call for an investigation…
The attendees at the 2017 International Conference of the South South Institute, Christchurch, New Zealand, 5-10 November 2017, have passed the following resolution and ask that it be presented to the Prime Minister of New Zealand by Phillip Chapman (Chair) and Ken Clearwater (National Advocate) for the Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Trust, Aotearoa New Zealand (MSSAT Aotearoa)
A Dunedin survivor of sexual abuse says he and others like him are ready for a long fight for justice. A resolution was passed in Christchurch yesterday at the South-South…
Government departments could be “sheltering” child abuse perpetrators as calls for a Royal Commission into historical state care abuse remain unanswered, a judge says. On Wednesday, experts outlined what they believe an independent…
A Dunedin man is one of more than 100 male sexual abuse survivors calling on the Government to open a royal commission into the historical sexual abuse of children. The…
A retired FBI agent who advises and writes for American TV programmes including Criminal Minds is to speak in Christchurch next month. Jim Clemente, a globally recognised expert in sex crimes, child…
A retired FBI agent has dedicated his career fighting for children who have been sexually abused, and sadly he knows all too well what they’re going through. Jim Clemente, a…
When Ken Clearwater was admitted to a psychiatric emergency ward after threatening to kill a man over a game of pool, he knew he needed help to deal with a…
An installation telling the stories of male survivors of sexual abuse is expected to help other men open up about their own trauma. The Bristlecone Project exhibition, featuring black-and-white photographs of…
A group working with men who have been sexually abused says any inquiry into abuse needs to go beyond just that in boys’ homes. ACC says between 2012 and…
(This article originally appeared here >>) One in Three appeared on the 5th of September 2017 before the Canberra Hearing of the Federal Inquiry into a better family law system to…
Video: Sexual abuse & violence is a human rights issue not a gender issue.
Kia ora Welcome to the new web presence of the Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Trust Aotearoa NZ (MSSAT Aotearoa). MSSAT Aotearoa has now been in existence for three years….
A TAG Technical Assistance Guide, from the National Research Centre on Domestic Violence
July 2017 – A man, sexually abused as a child by a nun, kept his anguish secret for most of his life. EMILY SPINK talks to him about his quest…
A collection of stories by and about survivors – challenging the silence.
