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Knowmore’s advocacy for a fairer redress scheme for survivors

In this blog post, we discuss Knowmore’s advocacy to improve the National Redress Scheme for survivors, including our recent advocacy to federal parliament. We share the experiences of some of our clients and outline key improvements needed to make the National Redress Scheme fairer for survivors. We also

Royal Commission reflections: Honouring survivor voices and impact (Week 1)

Reflections from survivor Lindsay on the 5th anniversary of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse  Royal Commission outcomes  I hold the opinion it was difficult for male survivors to come forward for the following reasons.   Male culture dictated that men take punishment/abuse and don’t

Royal Commission reflections: Healing and support for victims and survivors (Week 4)

What more needs to be done to meet the healing and support needs of survivors  Throughout November we have been reflecting on how the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (the Royal Commission) has changed how we understand and respond to survivor’s healing and support

Royal Commission reflections: Healing and support for victims and survivors (Week 3)

What has changed since the Royal Commission  Throughout November we are reflecting on how the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (the Royal Commission) has changed how we understand and respond to survivors’ healing and support needs.   In Week 2 we reflected on Knowmore’s role

Royal Commission reflections: Healing and support for victims and survivors (Week 2)

Helping survivors to heal   Throughout November we are reflecting on how the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (the Royal Commission) has changed how we understand and respond to survivors’ healing and support needs.   In Week 1, we looked at the Royal Commission’s recommendations for

Royal Commission reflections: Healing and support for victims and survivors (Week 1)

The Royal Commission’s key findings and recommendations  Throughout November we will be reflecting on how the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (the Royal Commission) has changed how we understand and respond to survivors’ healing and support needs. This week, we look at the Royal

Royal Commission reflections: Access to justice for victims and survivors (Week 4)

What more needs to be done to improve access to justice for victims and survivors  Throughout October we have been reflecting on how the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (the Royal Commission) has helped to improve access to justice for victims and survivors. In

Royal Commission reflections: Access to justice for victims and survivors (Week 3)

How access to justice for victims and survivors has changed   Throughout October we will be reflecting on how the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (the Royal Commission) has helped to improve access to justice for victims and survivors. In Week 2, we looked at

Royal Commission reflections: Access to justice for victims and survivors (Week 2)

Supporting survivors to access justice    Throughout October we are reflecting on how the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (the Royal Commission) has helped to improve access to justice for victims and survivors. Last week, we looked at the Royal Commission’s recommendations to make justice systems

Have you settled your legal dispute out of court for sexual abuse you suffered in institutional or state care in your childhood?

Griffith University is conducting research to understand survivors’ experience of resolving their civil compensation legal disputes, to understand what survivors’ needs are when it comes to settling out of court. The research is seeking to understand survivors’ experience in mediation or a settlement conference, and their thoughts and

New laws about the National Redress Scheme have recently started

New laws about the National Redress Scheme have recently started, and Knowmore's free financial counselling and legal services can provide more information.

Commonwealth Redress Scheme for Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse

The Turnbull Government’s redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse in institutional settings is planned to commence in 2018.