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24 November 2016

Talking Point: Child sex abuse scheme fails on too many levels

LIKE many Tasmanians, I was shocked and appalled by evidence given at the Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse.
All abuse of children is horrendous, but it is particularly abhorrent for abuse to be committed by people entrusted with the care of those children. I welcome the Turnbull Government’s decision to fund trauma counselling and other support, and to appoint an advisory committee of survivors and their supporters.

http://www.themercury.com.au/news/opinion/talking-point-child-sex-abuse-scheme-fails-on-too-many-levels/news-story/8060348fc062f985fffb304261a15d8d