Deaf survivors' experiences of abuse and neglect in care : guide and key messages

Deaf survivors' experiences of abuse and neglect in care : guide and key messages Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry - Wellington, New Zealand : Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry, 2024 - electronic document (28 pages) ; PDF file

Developed by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions, June 2024
Released, 24 July 2024, along with Whanaketia, the final report

This guide provides a high-level summary of the abuse and neglect experienced by Deaf survivors in State and faith-based care settings during the Inquiry period (1950 to 1999). It also sets out where to find additional information in the Final Report and in the Van Asch College and Kelston School for the Deaf case study.

As part of the Inquiry, investigations were carried out to understand how different communities – such as the disabled community, and women and girls – experienced abuse and neglect in care. This is one of the eight community summary reports. Record #8824

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Van Asch College
Kelston School for the Deaf
New Zealand. Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry


ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES
ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE
ABLEISM
ADULT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE
CHILD ABUSE
CHILD NEGLECT
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
CHILD PROTECTION
CHILD WELFARE
DEAF COMMUNITY
DISABLED PEOPLE
EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONAL ABUSE
INSTITUTIONAL CARE
MĀORI
PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
PERPETRATORS
SCHOOLS
TĀNGATA TURI MĀORI
VICTIM/SURVIVORS' VOICES
YOUNG PEOPLE
Summaries - Abuse in Care Royal Commission of inquiry


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