AUSTRALIA
J-Wire
May 13, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is calling for Jewish victims/survivors of child sexual abuse to come forward and share their story.
Royal Commission CEO Janette Dines said that while more than 1,500 people from across Australia have shared their story with a Commissioner, there may be many more who are yet to make contact with the Royal Commission.
“A recent telephone survey found that while there is widespread community awareness of the Royal Commission, many people are still unsure about what the Royal Commission can look into,” Ms Dines said.
“We encourage all Australians to find out more about the work of the Royal Commission and how survivors of child sexual abuse in an institution can share their story.”
According to the research around 65% of those surveyed were aware of the Royal Commission however of these:
* people aged 50+ were most likely to be aware of the Royal Commission
* 24% did not know the role of the Royal Commission
* 40% did not know which organisations the Royal Commission could examine and 37% thought the * Royal Commission could only examine religious organisations
* 50% did not know how to share their story with the Royal Commission
* residents from NSW/ACT were most likely to be aware of the Royal Commission (74%); followed by SA/NT 68%, TAS 67%, VIC and WA 62% and QLD 57%
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