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Film: Starting & Ending Life in an Institution

For people who were abused in institutional care as children, aged care is a frightening, and re-traumatising, idea.

Being Believed

Personal stories of people who spent time in care are incredibly powerful. Here’s one about the impact of telling your story, and being believed.

Remembering a survivor of institutional abuse

Bob was abused in Homes in Qld from 1959 to 1964. He died waiting for redress.

Westbrook Boys Breakout

A mass breakout at Westbrook Farm Home brought attention to the brutal conditions endured by the boys 60 years ago this May.

Fighting for social change: Citizen activism and the Child Abuse Royal Commission

Guest post – Remembering & recognising advocates for the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse

Fear, trauma & deinstitutionalising aged care

Barrington Lodge
Research by the Find & Connect web resource has identified a cross over between historical children’s homes and new & existing aged care facilities

Reblog – That’s what happened to me

“Following reports that every child in detention in the NT is Aboriginal, this is a reblog of a piece first published 2 years ago, after Four Corners first aired its investigation into Don Dale”
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“Somebody’s Child” – Dublin memorial to children in “care”

In the middle of Dublin’s biggest tourist district, “Somebody’s Child” is somewhere between a memorial and a public art piece. It contains the names and birthdates of children who died in “care” in Ireland. Guest post by David McGinniss
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Industrial Memories, Ireland

Accessing the information in the Ryan Report, Ireland’s Commission into child abuse
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From Lofty Pedestal to Courtroom Dock

Now Pell has been committed to trial, how does the Care Leaver community view what the future may bring? Guest Post by Frank Golding
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