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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…

Officials keep quiet after botched Lake Alice compensation

MSD doesn’t say if it’s checking Lake Alice torture survivors’ benefit decisions after compensation botch up The agency wrongly denied accommodation supplement to a Lake Alice survivor, but the decision was overturned Former human rights commissioner criticises MSD’s stance. Officials are not saying if they’ve checked to make sure survivors of torture at the notorious…

Characteristics of male adolescents who engage in harmful sexual behaviours: Findings from an Aotearoa New Zealand multi-site study

Background Adolescents who engage in harmful sexual behaviours (AHSB) represent a heterogeneous group with complex developmental, psychosocial, and family characteristics. Existing national-level data of these characteristics remains limited, particularly outside North America and Europe. Objective This study aimed to provide a comprehensive description of individual, family, and victimisation characteristics of AHSB in Aotearoa, New Zealand…

Police reviewing additional adult sexual assault and child protection investigations

Police are reviewing more adult sexual assault and child protection investigations, RNZ can reveal. They are separate to the more than 50 cases of child protection complaints and adult sexual assaults re-opened after concerns were raised in May about Detective Inspector Kevan Verry’s handling of a historical case in Northland. Assistant Commissioner Investigations Corrie Parnell…

Research article – Dignity by Design

The vision is clear – a future where survivors are met with helpful social responses that affirm their inherent dignity and worth, respect their autonomy, support healing and social change. Download PDF

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