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– John Donne

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  • One in six Australian university students say they have been sexually harassed. How can this be stopped?

    24/03/2022
    News

    Australian university students have shared harrowing stories of sexual harassment and assault in a damning new report that shows the prevalence of these incidents at institutions across the country. In what was labelled a “difficult day” for the university sector, a study of almost 44,000 students released on Wednesday found that one in six students […]

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  • Kavanagh College to be renamed

    20/03/2022
    News

    Dunedin’s Kavanagh College will be renamed after an investigation found its namesake failed to take appropriate action over claims of abuse. The school will become Trinity Catholic College from January 1, 2023, the Bishop of Dunedin saying the church had previously let survivors down badly. The change has been welcomed, but the time it took, […]

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  • Abuse in care: Māori survivors faced ‘significant racism, torture’

    19/03/2022
    News

    Māori survivors of abuse in care want urgent change to Aotearoa’s care and protection system, which has seen whānau suffer significant racism, torture, slave labour and disconnection from whakapapa, an inquiry has heard. For the past two weeks, ngā mōrehu (survivors) have been giving evidence as part of a special hearing for Māori in the […]

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  • Embracing Māoritanga helping state care abuse survivors heal

    12/03/2022
    News

    Māori abused in state care have spoken about the violent environments they were placed in as children, and how embracing their Māoritanga, their cultural identity, has helped them on their healing journey. Friday was the fifth day in a hearing for Māori survivors in Auckland as part of the ongoing Royal Commission of Inquiry into […]

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  • Someone Who Has Been in My Shoes”: The Effectiveness of a Peer Support Model for Providing Support to Partners, Family and Friends of Child Sexual Abuse Material Offenders

    10/03/2022
    Research

    This article details an evaluation of PartnerSPEAK, an organization in Victoria, Australia, that supports the non-offending partners, family and friends of CSAM offenders. PartnerSPEAK is the only support service of its kind in Australia, and one of only a few internationally. PartnerSPEAK utilizes a peer support model in which previous clients of PartnerSPEAK, who have […]

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  • Marylands School abuse: How a tiny religious order in Christchurch became an outsized scandal

    22/02/2022
    News

    Abuse of children at Marylands School in Christchurch was so rife it was described as a state-supported, church-run brothel for paedophiles. But so far the spotlight has focused on a handful of individual abusers. An inquiry this week tried to find out how deep the rot went. Alan Nixon nearly had to burn a church […]

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  • Church fixer’s damning revelations: 21 out of 23 St John of God brothers faced allegations of physical or sexual abuse

    14/02/2022
    News

    Damning revelations from a former church fixer reveals that almost all St John of God Catholic brothers faced allegations of physical or sexual abuse. Steve Kilgallon reports. In 2002, Sydney clinical psychologist Michelle Mulvihill made 13 trips to New Zealand; visits which took her the entire length of the country. It wasn’t a pleasant experience: […]

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  • An Update of Peer Support/Peer Provided Services Underlying Processes, Benefits, and Critical Ingredients

    10/02/2022
    Research

    The purpose of this article is to delineate the current state-of-the-knowledge of peer support following the framework employed in the 2004 article (Solomon, Psychiatr Rehabil J. 2004;27(4):392–401 1). A scoping literature was conducted and included articles from 1980 to present. Since 2004, major growth and advancements in peer support have occurred from the development of new specializations […]

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  • An Update of Peer Support/Peer Provided Services Underlying Processes, Benefits, and Critical Ingredients

    10/02/2022
    Research

    The purpose of this article is to delineate the current state-of-the-knowledge of peer support following the framework employed in the 2004 article (Solomon, Psychiatr Rehabil J. 2004;27(4):392–401 1). A scoping literature was conducted and included articles from 1980 to present. Since 2004, major growth and advancements in peer support have occurred from the development of new […]

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  • Time to change course in stigma research?

    10/02/2022
    Research

    As one of the world’s longest running anti-stigma campaigns, Time to Change (UK), came to an end in March 2021, policy makers, campaigners and researchers will be looking to learn lessons to take forward into the next phase in the fight against stigma. This presents the perfect opportunity to revisit the stigma research landscape and ask important […]

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  • Abuse ‘disproportionate’

    07/02/2022
    News

    Dunedin victims of church abuse were likely to number even more than those shown in national figures released on Tuesday, a survivor’s advocate has said. The Catholic Church had released the figures which showed 1122 survivors had laid almost 1700 complaints naming almost 600 perpetrators of abuse. Male Survivors Otago manager Michael Chamberlain said the […]

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  • Catholic Church in New Zealand discovers 14 per cent of clergy accused of abuse, with Cardinal describing findings as ‘horrifying’

    03/02/2022
    News

    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 is likely to be a fraction of the actual abuse within the church, which often went unreported or unrecorded. The Catholic Church reported on the […]

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Listen, learn, connect: Nelson hui for sex abuse male survivor support services

MSA
13/06/2022

A Tairāwhiti contingent represented the region’s peer support service for male survivors of sexual abuse at the second…

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In Defence of Men

MSA
09/06/2022

The fragile dynamic between the sexes has always been somewhat fraught. Thirty years ago, American relationship counsellor John…

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Member of MSA’ Ropu Tautoko recognised in Queens Birthday honours

MSA
08/06/2022

One man’s contribution to more than 50 years of fighting institutional racism in the judicial system have been…

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More details revealed of extent of abuse reports against Catholic Church

MSA
07/06/2022

More details have been revealed as part of ongoing research into the extent of reports of abuse in…

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Traumatic, long path to change

MSA
26/03/2022

For five long years, survivors of abuse at the hands of Dunedin clergy have waited to see if…

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One in six Australian university students say they have been sexually harassed. How can this be stopped?

MSA
24/03/2022

Australian university students have shared harrowing stories of sexual harassment and assault in a damning new report that…

Continue Reading One in six Australian university students say they have been sexually harassed. How can this be stopped?

Kavanagh College to be renamed

MSA
20/03/2022

Dunedin’s Kavanagh College will be renamed after an investigation found its namesake failed to take appropriate action over…

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Abuse in care: Māori survivors faced ‘significant racism, torture’

MSA
19/03/2022

Māori survivors of abuse in care want urgent change to Aotearoa’s care and protection system, which has seen…

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Embracing Māoritanga helping state care abuse survivors heal

MSA
12/03/2022

Māori abused in state care have spoken about the violent environments they were placed in as children, and…

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Marylands School abuse: How a tiny religious order in Christchurch became an outsized scandal

MSA
22/02/2022

Abuse of children at Marylands School in Christchurch was so rife it was described as a state-supported, church-run…

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Church fixer’s damning revelations: 21 out of 23 St John of God brothers faced allegations of physical or sexual abuse

MSA
14/02/2022

Damning revelations from a former church fixer reveals that almost all St John of God Catholic brothers faced…

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Abuse ‘disproportionate’

MSA
07/02/2022

Dunedin victims of church abuse were likely to number even more than those shown in national figures released…

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Catholic Church in New Zealand discovers 14 per cent of clergy accused of abuse, with Cardinal describing findings as ‘horrifying’

MSA
03/02/2022

As many as one in seven Catholic diocesan clergy in New Zealand have been accused of abuse, according…

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Corrections criticised on sex assaults in prison

MSA
25/01/2022

Corrections staff who are victims of sexual assault in prison are not being treated sensitively or offered adequate…

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Government reveals 25-year plan to tackle family and sexual violence

MSA
20/12/2021

A 25-year plan to tackle the amount of violence in New Zealand homes is being unveiled by the…

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‘Why didn’t you scream?’: Child sex abuse complainants face victim blaming, badgering in court

MSA
12/12/2021

Children in sex assault trials are blamed for their own abuse, criticised for keeping secrets and repeatedly accused…

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Charges against former Lake Alice staff member ‘better than nothing’ says survivor

MSA
12/12/2021

It finally feels as though Lake Alice survivors are being listened to after a former staff member was…

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Tauranga exhibition’s new approach on Lake Alice abuse

MSA
12/12/2021

The Moral Drift is the name of an exhibition that is on at the Tauranga Art Gallery until…

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The impossible task: How New Zealand plans to tackle violence without maligning men

MSA
08/12/2021

A new strategy aims to eliminate family and sexual violence without even using the word “perpetrator”. Will a…

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Survivors call for new Government entity to hear allegations of institutional child abuse

MSA
17/11/2021

John’s* life has been blighted by the sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of his Catholic school…

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Six Men Try to Heal Their Trauma with Groundbreaking Collaborative Filmmaking

MSA
12/11/2021

In Kansas City, six men who were sexually abused by Catholic priests as children collaborate with a film…

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Linda Clark to head ACC client information and privacy review

MSA
10/11/2021

An independent review into the access and use of client information within ACC will be led by prominent…

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Check which ACC staff have accessed your file, abuse survivors urged

MSA
10/11/2021

There is a widespread and systematic problem of ACC staff having inappropriate access to the files of sexual…

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How Dilworth School could start to atone for its dark past

MSA
10/10/2021

OPINION: Never look a gift horse in the mouth. That’s the first phrase that sprang to mind when Dilworth…

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Catholic church calls in Vatican to investigate sexting priest case

MSA
10/10/2021

The head of the New Zealand Catholic church has asked the Vatican for permission to launch an investigation…

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ACC to spend $44.9 million on sexual violence prevention

MSA
04/10/2021

ACC is spending nearly 45 million dollars on a bid to prevent sexual violence, including $11.7 million for…

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Catholic church knew of previous complaint against teen-grooming priest

MSA
03/10/2021

A priest convicted of grooming a teenage girl to send him nude photos was the subject of a…

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Laptop with thousands of child exploitation images found on rubbish dump

MSA
28/09/2021

Thousands of child exploitation images, including images of children as young as two being raped and tortured, were…

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NZ, Canada join forces in fight against online child sexual abuse material

MSA
28/09/2021

A web-crawling software will be used in New Zealand with the aim of detecting and removing child sex…

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Oranga Tamariki facility: Report detailed use of restraints at residence months before closure

MSA
16/08/2021

Oranga Tamariki was warned about restraints at a Christchurch care and protection residence months before it was finally…

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Local Media Coverage for MSBoP

MSA
29/07/2021

A new Bay of Plenty organisation is offering support to men who have been victims of sexual violence.…

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‘Failed by the system’: Indecent assault victim hits out after offenders avoid conviction

MSA
27/07/2021

WARNING: This article references indecent assault and suicide. A Wellington man says his life has been destroyed by…

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Survivors rejected: advocate

MSA
25/07/2021

Southern survivors of sexual abuse are being turned away for important support at an alarming rate, leaving them…

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New shelter for men escaping DV opens in QLD

MSA
20/07/2021

Sheltered By Grace is a non-government funded Charity which is an accredited, level 3 Support Accommodation service based…

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Lake Alice and the legacy of abuse in state care on Māori

MSA
06/07/2021

Advocates now calling for the Crown to do more to redress this collective loss to hapū from our “stolen…

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NSW inquiry into coercive control in domestic relationships claims abusive heterosexual women don’t control their partners except in rare cases

MSA
05/07/2021

The NSW inquiry into coercive control in domestic relationships published its report this week. The report contains the following sickeningly…

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US Boy Scouts reach $1.2 billion deal over sexual abuse cases

MSA
03/07/2021

The Boy Scouts of America have reached a US$850 million (NZ$1.2 billion) agreement with attorneys representing some 60,000…

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Oranga Tamariki to shut Te Oranga facility after leaked video of child assault

MSA
02/07/2021

The Oranga Tamariki care and protection residence in Christchurch where a young person was reportedly tackled and held…

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Canada discovers 751 unmarked graves at residential school

MSA
25/06/2021

A First Nation in Canada’s Saskatchewan province is treating a now-defunct residential school as a “crime scene” following…

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Abuse in Care inquiry: Children given electric shocks lasting four minutes

MSA
16/06/2021

People who were given electric shock treatment as a punishment while in the Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital in…

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Abuse, torture and a deep state campaign of denial

MSA
01/06/2021

It is well established that children were physically and sexually abused in state care in New Zealand over…

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Abuse In Childhood Raises Your Odds Of Facing Violence Later: University Of Auckland Study

MSA
31/05/2021

Was your mother or stepmother ever slapped, hit, kicked, punched or beaten up? Did you live with anyone…

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Engagement on National Strategy and Action Plans to eliminate family violence and sexual violence launched

MSA
31/05/2021

The government is inviting feedback from tangata whenua, victim-survivors, communities throughout the country, service providers and individuals. The…

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Supporting young men who are affected by suicide

MSA
18/05/2021

People cope with grief in different ways, and the same holds true following a suicide. Many people will…

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Place for men to open up and talk about sexual trauma

MSA
17/05/2021

A SPACE for male survivors of sexual violence has opened up in the heart of Tairawhiti. The official…

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Family Court Legislation Bill Submission

MSA
14/05/2021

Male Survivors Bay of Plenty has joined through TOAH-NNEST Tauiwi Caucus network working group, for the Family Court…

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Royal Commission hears of murder after state care violence

MSA
03/05/2021

The Royal Commission into abuse in state and faith-based care has today heard from a man so affected…

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3 Things “Leaving Neverland” Reveals about Male Childhood Sexual Abuse

MSA
19/04/2021

As a therapist who works primarily with male survivors of sexual abuse, I am grateful for the conversations that Leaving Neverland has sparked. As a society, we have still yet to fully understand or recognise how boys and men experience sexual assault and/or abuse.

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Saying sorry not enough

MSA
16/04/2021

A day late and a dollar short. That was the phrase used by Dr Tom Doyle, a non-practising…

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‘It’s time’: Support group for male sex abuse survivors plans move into Blenheim

MSA
02/04/2021

A support and advocacy group for men who have experienced sexual abuse is looking to open a space…

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Apology by Catholic Church ‘shallow’

MSA
01/04/2021

Cardinal John Dew described the abuse as unacceptable and indefensible, and said the church was deeply sorry. Photo:…

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Whare Haumanu homeless hub set to open by winter

MSA
31/03/2021

Work on a day shelter for Nelson’s homeless, Whare Haumanu, is progressing with an anticipated opening in May ahead of…

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Faith based survivor advocates report to Commission

MSA
26/03/2021

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Abuse in Care: Church’s dedicated phone line not connected

MSA
25/03/2021

The head of Auckland’s Anglican Church says he is “highly embarrassed” after it was pointed out to him…

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Salvation Army apologises for historic abuse and its ‘harsh’ response to victims

MSA
24/03/2021

The Salvation Army has apologised for the historical abuse of people in its care. The army gave evidence…

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Child sexual abuse victims re-traumatised in their fight for justice

MSA
08/03/2021

Thousands of New Zealanders were sexually abused as children in state care and faith-based institutions, but will never…

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‘Like nothing else on earth’ – abused teen’s time at Rangipo

MSA
17/02/2021

A man who came through state care in foster homes, a boys’ home, corrective training and eventually prison,…

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Paedophile who posed as girls online sentenced for 96 child sex abuse offences

MSA
16/02/2021

A prolific paedophile who posed as girls online to get young boys to send him indecent images of…

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Rosmini College abuse: Terminal man still waiting to find out if abuser will be extradited as the number of victims grows

MSA
15/02/2021

The number of boys who say they were sexually abused by a former Rosmini College teacher has increased…

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Sexual abuse survivor delivers powerful speech as she collects Australian of the Year award

MSA
29/01/2021

Empowering sexual assault survivors and highlighting the importance of education as prevention is set to be the focus…

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Survivors’ group plead for churches to ‘come out and join the call’

MSA
29/01/2021

A group representing some survivors of abuse in faith-based care wants churches to come out and support the…

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Support group for male sexual abuse survivors set up in Taranaki

MSA
13/01/2021

Mike Subritzky is a team of one committed to helping heal the unknown number of male sexual assault…

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Police say they’ve identified over 80 new sexual assault victims at Dilworth School

MSA
12/01/2021

Police investigating historical sexual offending allegations at Dilworth School in Auckland have identified over 80 additional accusers. An…

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Scout leader facing multiple charges may have other victims

MSA
11/01/2021

Police say a former Scout leader charged with historical sexual offences involving children over 40 years may have…

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Former Dunedin teacher’s ‘enormous breach of trust’

MSA
21/12/2020

A former school teacher has been sentenced over a historic indecent assault. Former Otago Boys’ High School maths…

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Reliving abuse at Dilworth: ‘I was conditioned not to say anything’

MSA
18/12/2020

Historical abuse suffered at the hands of some fellow students and staff at Dilworth School have been outlined…

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Former Christ’s College student recounts fearing for life during sexual assault

MSA
17/12/2020

A former Christ’s College student sexually assaulted and abused by other students in the 1970s says it was…

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Abuse in Care Inquiry: ‘I was ashamed and felt totally trapped’

MSA
16/12/2020

A man has presented a harrowing testimony of being terrified as a boy for every day of school…

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Marist Brother continued teaching despite known history of sexual abuse over decades

MSA
15/12/2020

Evidence has revealed that the Marist Brothers knew one of their members was offending against children over decades,…

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Catholic Church has ‘no understanding about trauma and sexual abuse’ – victim

MSA
14/12/2020

Witnesses at the Abuse in Care Royal Commission have recounted gruelling memories of being abused while in the…

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Abused as a boy, man calls for independent investigation

MSA
11/12/2020

A man who suffered horrific sexual abuse at two Dunedin schools says an independent body should be established…

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Abuse victim tells Royal Commission ‘boys at boarding schools are at risk’

MSA
10/12/2020

A man abused while at a Catholic boarding school in the early 1950s says he is not convinced…

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Abuse hearing: Catholic Church told sexual abuse victim that abuse was not criminal, offered him $5000

MSA
09/12/2020

A former Catholic boarding school student who was abused by a priest says the Catholic Church repeatedly tried…

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Upper Hutt sexual abuse victim says abuser was quietly moved to South Island school

MSA
08/12/2020

A former Catholic boarding school student who was abused by senior staff says one of them was quietly…

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Catholic Church abuse survivors describe ‘horrific’ experiences, trauma to Royal Commission

MSA
07/12/2020

Survivors of abuse at the hands of Catholic clergymen have spoken of their shame, trauma and the struggle…

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Royal Commission told Catholic Church needs to stop honouring paedophiles

MSA
04/12/2020

A man who was sexually abused as a boy at St Patrick’s College, Silverstream only ever wanted the…

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Abuse survivor pleads with public to wake up to child abuse

MSA
03/12/2020

A man who was in both faith-based and state care wants the public to wake up to historical…

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Survivors group calls for independent authority to redress abuse claims

MSA
01/12/2020

A group representing survivors of abuse while in faith-based care believes victims could die before there is any…

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Abuse in Care: Catholic Church loses bid to keep names of abusers secret

MSA
29/11/2020

The Catholic Church has lost its bid to keep the identities of perpetrators and those accused of covering…

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Survivors prepare for Abuse in Care redress hearings

MSA
29/11/2020

The chair of the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care, Judge Coral Shaw, today declined all but one…

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A 15-year-old boy says a man picked him up from school, drove him to “the middle of nowhere” and tried to have sex with him.

MSA
09/11/2020

Teacher Edwin John Downing is on trial at the High Court in Auckland. He has denied 13 charges,…

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The impacts of child sexual abuse: A rapid evidence assessment

MSA
09/11/2020

Research reviewed as part of a rapid evidence assessment shows that being a victim and survivor of CSA…

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Service centre for homeless to open next year after ‘whirlwind’ Rotary effort

MSA
06/11/2020

A new hub for Nelson’s homeless is expected to be up and running in a few months. The…

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My Journey to Loving Myself Following Sexual Abuse

MSA
28/10/2020

Sam Thinks details their journey to self-love following sexual abuse during childhood. They share what they have learnt…

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Australian police dismantle paedophile ring as 40 charged and 16 children removed from harm

MSA
23/10/2020

Australian Federal Police (AFP) have charged 44 men and removed 16 children from harm after investigators dismantled a…

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Defending state abuse: Follow the money

MSA
20/10/2020

The cost to the Crown of fighting claims by victims of abuse in state care is finally revealed…

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Abuse, torture and a deep state campaign of denial

MSA
15/10/2020

t is well established that children were physically and sexually abused in state care in New Zealand over…

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Uni promises ‘rigorous’ inquiries into abuse allegation levelled at famed composer

MSA
08/10/2020

Allegations of sexual assault and grooming have been raised by former students against famed Kiwi composer, the late…

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Stunning claim – cardinal ‘paid’ witnesses to convict George Pell using Vatican funds

MSA
06/10/2020

Senior Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu is suspected of paying A$1.14 million from Vatican funds to witnesses, to…

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Church’s legal defence ‘dismantled’ after sex abuse pay-off thrown out

MSA
01/10/2020

Hundreds of sexual abuse victims who received meagre sums of money from the Catholic Church in exchange for…

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Stan Walker opens up about physical, sexual abuse growing up – ‘It stuffed me up for years’

MSA
29/09/2020

In an exclusive interview for TVNZ’s Sunday, Stan Walker bravely reveals to us the horrifying physical and sexual…

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Dilworth case ‘unusual’ – Victims advocate

MSA
15/09/2020

An advocate for victims of abuse in religious institutions says the Dilworth school case is unusual because the…

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Dilworth headmaster speaks out after alleged sexual abuse of 17 boys casts ‘dark shadow’ over school

MSA
14/09/2020

An Auckland boarding school has come forward to address historic allegations of sexual abuse against six of its…

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Study suggests peer support recovery framework may be relevant for people who are facing the uncertainties presented by Covid-19

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10/09/2020

The emergence of Covid-19 disrupted most aspects of life, creating a high degree of uncertainty and unpredictability about…

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Charities Services declines calls to reinvestigate Gloriavale

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07/09/2020

Alleged abuse, forced separation of families, poor healthcare, unsafe working conditions for young children. A culture of domination…

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Recovery processes within peer provision: testing the CHIME model using a mixed methods design

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04/09/2020

Previous studies have pointed the need for more research, which explores how peer provision brings about change associated…

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Victorian government to review laws stopping sexual assault survivors sharing their story

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28/08/2020

The Victorian government has announced a review of laws preventing sexual assault survivors from speaking publicly about their…

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‘Absolutely broken’: sexual violence advocate Louise Nicholas dumped by Government

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23/08/2020

Louise Nicholas taught Kiwis how to speak about sexual violence. Now, she believes the Government wants to silence…

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Gloriavale’s sexual assault policy asks victims to ‘forgive’ abusers, gives offenders three chances to stop

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22/08/2020

Sexual assault victims at the secretive religious Gloriavale sect are made to meet with their abuser and forgive…

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Royal Commission launches separate probe into Marylands abuse

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21/08/2020

Abuse of children at Marylands School in Christchurch from the 1950s to the 1980s will be the subject…

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