Work on a day shelter for Nelson’s homeless, Whare Haumanu, is progressing with an anticipated opening in May ahead of the cold winter months. The project is a combined project from The Male Room, Nelson City Council, and Nelson city’s Rotary clubs…
The head of Auckland’s Anglican Church says he is “highly embarrassed” after it was pointed out to him their dedicated phone line for abuse survivors was disconnected. Faith-based institutions are giving evidence in Auckland this week at the second part…
The Salvation Army has apologised for the historical abuse of people in its care. The army gave evidence today at the Abuse in Care inquiry being held in Auckland. Over the next two weeks churches have the chance to speak…
The purpose of the study was to develop a measure of ACEs applicable for young adolescents in low- and middle-income countries (ACEs) and to analyse the relationships of ACEs against two outcomes: depressive symptoms and violence perpetration. There is a…
Thousands of New Zealanders were sexually abused as children in state care and faith-based institutions, but will never get the justice they need to move forward. He was 12 years old when the abuse started. The principal at his elite…
How do adolescents think men and women should behave in society? How do gender norms evolve during adolescence and what are the main influencing factors? How do gender norms influence health during adolescents? Download PDF
Child sexual abuse material, images and videos of kids being sexually abused is a growing international problem. Almost 70 million reports of this material were made to US authorities in 2019. That figure rose still further in 2020, as the COVID pandemic…
