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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A psychologist with “significant involvement” with young men, referred by agencies including Oranga Tamariki and the Youth Court, is at the centre of a police investigation into alleged historical sexual offending, RNZ can reveal. It can now be reported that…
