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News

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

The Catholic Church has lost its bid to keep the identities of perpetrators and those accused of covering up abuse secret at the upcoming Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry hearing. The hearing, beginning on Monday in Auckland, will…

MSA
29/11/2020

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Survivors prepare for Abuse in Care redress hearings

The chair of the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care, Judge Coral Shaw, today declined all but one of the non-publication applications made by lawyers acting for the Catholic Church, the Salvation Army and the Anglican Church. The applications asked…

MSA
29/11/2020

Research

Peer Work in Rural and Remote Communities and Mental Health Services

Peer Workers are the most under-utilised, valuable resource available to rural and remote mental health services and communities. Evidence has confirmed the efficacy of peer work, yet their historically slow uptake has robbed communities and individuals of the opportunity to…

MSA
10/11/2020

News

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.

Teacher Edwin John Downing is on trial at the High Court in Auckland. He has denied 13 charges, including sexual violation, sexual conduct with a young person and sexually grooming a young person. The police interview of one of the…

MSA
09/11/2020

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The impacts of child sexual abuse: A rapid evidence assessment

Research reviewed as part of a rapid evidence assessment shows that being a victim and survivor of CSA is associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes in all areas of victims and survivors’ lives. Additionally, long-term longitudinal research suggests…

MSA
09/11/2020

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