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.
(more…)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 to these factors, it is likely that LGBTQ community members turn to their peers for informal mental health-related support. Such support, however, is largely undefined, the extent of it poorly understood and its impacts on those who perform it underexplored.
Authors: Shane Worrell, Andrea Waling, Joel Anderson, Anthony Lyons, Christopher A. Pepping & Adam Bourne
4 Jan 2021
Government reveals 25-year plan to tackle family and sexual violence
Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence Marama Davidson. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone
A 25-year plan to tackle the amount of violence in New Zealand homes is being unveiled by the government this morning.
The country’s first National Strategy for eliminating family violence and sexual violence, called Te Aorerekura, will see 10 agencies working together.
Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence Marama Davidson said Te Aorerekura represents an evolution in the journey to address violence in homes and in communities.
Published in Radio New Zealand
(more…)Research article: Research implicates female religious orders as significant enablers and perpetrators of sexual violence
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 to give evidence, a study has found.
Published in Stuff
(more…)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 investigation.
Published in Stuff
(more…)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 system, uncovering a legacy of abuse and the resiliency of the survivors who continue to seek justice today. It’s a collaborative project using several different mediums and skillsets. The Tauranga Art gallery director, Stephen Cleland explains the concept further.
From Lately
Published in Radio New Zealand
7 Dec 2021
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 men. Instead, as always, they’re the elephant in the room, escaping all but the lightest scrutiny.”
Published in Stuff
(more…)Research article: Comparison Between Male and Female Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Assault in Relation to Age at Admission to Therapy, Age of Onset, and Age at Last Sexual Assault: Retrospective Observational Study
Author: Ali M AL-Asadi
Oct 2021
Survivors call for new Government entity to hear allegations of institutional child abuse
John’s* life has been blighted by the sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of his Catholic school principal.
Forty years on, he is having to appeal to the Marist Brothers for redress, the very institution who employed the perpetrator.
John was shut out of the investigation before being offered a compensation figure he describes as insulting and an impersonal “computer-generated” apology letter.
Published in Stuff
(more…)Research article: Evaluation of PartnerSPEAK
The findings of interviews with peer support workers address how the use of multiple instances of the intentional peer support model implemented by PartnerSPEAK has a mutual benefit for both peer workers and their clients. PartnerSPEAK provides advocacy and support for the non offending partner and family of a perpetrator of child sexual abuse and child exploitation material.
Authors: Christian Jones, Delanie Woodlock, Michael Salter
Nov 2021
Six Men Try to Heal Their Trauma with Groundbreaking Collaborative Filmmaking
Hyperallergic speaks to director Robert Greene and three survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests about their new film Procession.
Published in Hyperallergic
(more…)MSA issues Practice Note on Covid-19 Vaccination policy
This Practice Note on Covi-19 Vaccination policy provides guidance for its member organisations providing face-to-face support services in a Covid-19 environment.
Linda Clark to head ACC client information and privacy review
An independent review into the access and use of client information within ACC will be led by prominent lawyer Linda Clark.
Published in Radio New Zealand
(more…)Check which ACC staff have accessed your file, abuse survivors urged
There is a widespread and systematic problem of ACC staff having inappropriate access to the files of sexual abuse survivors, advocates say.
Published in Radio New Zealand
(more…)Publication: Serving Male-Identified Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (PDF)
A technical assistance guide from the National Research Centre on Domestic Violence
Author: National Research Centre on Domestic Violence
2017