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Police fail to investigate sex abuse allegations

The court permanently suppressed the identities of the alleged perpetrator and the organisation he worked for, even though both were named in the media over separate sex abuse allegations decades ago The police have failed to promptly investigate a complaint against an alleged paedophile, despite the individual being the subject of multiple allegations of sexual…

Bearing witness to trauma and injustice: A case study from the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

Bearing witness to trauma in official inquiries is used internationally to hear directly from those with lived experience however there is little research regarding survivors’ experience of bearing witness and some evidence that these processes can be damaging, even re-traumatising for survivors. Hearing directly from trauma survivors is closely aligned to social work values especially…

Aaron Smale: The Silencing Continues

Only two years ago politicians from across the political spectrum were feigning bipartisan empathy when the final report of the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care was tabled in Parliament, telling the victims they’d been heard. Now? They’ve made a subset of those victims a political smear. I’m talking about the Mongrel Mob. The Royal Commission…

Determining a model of care for a youth suicide service: The Luminos Project

Objective Suicide remains the leading cause of death for young people in Western Australia, though young people have limited options for support. The Luminos Project is a novel pilot service supporting young people experiencing suicidal thoughts. The Luminos Project was co-designed with young people, parents, carers and relevant stake-holders in the community, and is based…

Disclosure experiences and mental health outcomes in boys and men exposed to sexual trauma

Background Boys and men experience sexual abuse and assault (collectively termed “sexual trauma” throughout this thesis) but are rarely prioritised in research, public health messaging, or service provision. Despite evidence of low disclosure rates, long disclosure delays, and risk of suicidality among this population, further targeted research is needed to better understand boys’ and men’s…

‘Deeply sorry’: Psychology groups apologise for racism towards Māori

Two professional psychology organisations have apologised to Māori for the harm caused by racism within the discipline of psychology. The joint apology from the New Zealand Psychological Society Rōpū Mātai Hinengaro o Aotearoa (NZPsS) and the New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists (NZCCP) is for the structural racism and monoculturalism inherent within the discipline of…

When Men Cry

A recent publication ” When Men Cry”,  contains some interesting information about violence against men. Global studies of domestic violence (DV) estimate that domestic violence affects 25% to 35% of men during their lifetime (Kigaya, 2021). Globally, at least one in six men has experienced some form of gender-based abuse in their lifetime (Nicholls &…

Interventions that address suicidal thoughts and behaviors in youth with a history of childhood sexual Abuse: A scoping review

Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a significant public health concern linked to enduring psychological harm. A most serious consequence is elevated risk for suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), which commonly emerge during adolescence. Substantial evidence connects sexual trauma with suicidality and NSSI in youth, but few studies examined interventions specifically targeting suicide-related…

Examining the ecosystem of live streamed child sexual abuse

The live streaming of child sexual abuse has been a significant problem internationally for more than a decade. It typically involves a child coerced to participate in sexual activities that are transmitted live and watched by others remotely, in return for payment. This research develops a conceptual framework that describes the live streaming of child…

Thousands of youths to lose access to unemployment benefits after welfare law change

Thousands of youths across the country are set to lose access to unemployment benefits, after a welfare bill passed into law under urgency on Friday night. From November 2026, the government will end Jobseeker payments to 18-19-year-olds whose parents earn more than $67,225. The limit was originally just over $65,000 when the policy was announced,…

Colluding With Perpetrators? A Content Analysis of Judicial Explanations for Child Sexual Abuse Perpetration

Documenting how judges explain child sexual abuse (CSA) perpetration is an important task as sentencing decisions are in formed by their explanatory understandings. Despite this, the research into judges’ explanations for CSA perpetration is piecemeal and dated. Moreover, some of the extant scholarship does not differentiate judicial understandings of CSA specifically from sexual offending more…

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