AUSTRALIA
Brisbane Times
January 12, 2013
Judith Ireland, Jonathan Swan
Adults Surviving Child Abuse, president Dr Cathy Kezelman
Dr Kezelman said her organisation was happy to see the terms of reference as a ”starting point” and happy that they were informing a greater awareness of survivors.
Time to deal with the issue … Tony Windsor, federal member for New England. Photo: Andrew Meares
”We knew from the original announcement that the institution of the family was not included. It would be ideal obviously for the needs of survivors to all be acknowledged … but this is a substantial royal commission,” she said. ”It’s good to see that there are several commissioners, representing the police, judiciary, mental health and the legislative side.
”Everyone involved [in the commission] should either have previous experience in or be educated on dealing with trauma.”
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