AUSTRALIA
ABC News
The Royal Commission into child sexual abuse is giving victims the chance to break decades of silence and for friends and family the revelations can come as a shock.
For some victims of child sexual abuse, talking about their childhood is a no-go zone, even in the most intimate relationships.
Craig Hughes-Cashmore, from the Survivors and Mates Support Network, says his organisation takes a lot of calls from partners of male survivors.
“We would probably talk to just as many wives these days as survivors themselves,” he said.
“I know that a lot of men are disclosing for the first time and those people are reaching out for support as well.”
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