AUSTRALIA
Parramatta Sun
Harrison Vesey
@harrisonvesey
11 May 2017
Shane McNamara is a firm believer that even when the odds seem stacked against you, it’s still possible to win with the right team.
A survivor of child sexual abuse, Mr McNamara knows the isolation many male victims feel, as well as the lack of support.
But he also knows that living a good life is possible.
“Everyone deserves a chance to enjoy life. It’s not all doom and gloom. There is a lot of good things in the world, there is a lot of good people,” Mr McNamara said.
He and Craig Hughes-Cashmore are the founders of Survivors and Mates Support Network (SAMSN), Australia’s first national not-for-profit dedicated to adult male survivors and their families.
The two became friends when they were both going through the long process of criminal investigation in 2010. They thought it would be good to have a group to talk to other men about their experiences, but no such group existed – so they started their own.
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