Distressing content warning. Alison Pascoe is of Pākehā descent. Alison shared that she never had a mental illness and should never have been placed into care. Alison was committed to Kingseat Hospital (a psychiatric institution) from the age of

Distressing content warning. Allison Campbell is of Pākehā descent. She started working for IHC as a social worker in 1980 and continued to work for IHC in various roles until she retired in 2002. Allison spoke about the abuse and neglect she

Distressing content warning. Sunny Webster is of Scottish descent.Sunny wassexually abused many times in her childhood which contributed to her pathway into the mental health system. Sunny was admitted to several psychiatric settings including

Distressing content warning. Matthew Whiting is of Māori and Pākehā descent. He has Spastic Quadriplegia with a speech impediment. His evidence talks about his first experience of being institutionalised from the age of 4 (1969) and his

Distressing content warning. Mr EX is of Māori descent and Deaf. He was born into a hearing family and doctors advised his family that he should be sent to Kelston School for the Deaf in Auckland. He attended from the ages of five to 13 (1966 to

Distressing content warning. Alison Adams gave evidence on behalf of her sons, Nigel, and Malcom Adams. Nigel and Malcom Adams are of Pākehā descent and have learning disabilities, pervasive development disorders and Autism. Malcom and Nigel were

Distressing content warning. Whiti Ronaki is of Te Arawa descent. When he was three years old, he lost his hearing due to contracting meningitis. Whiti was sent to board at Kelston School for the Deaf in Auckland from the ages of six to about 16

Distressing content warning. Catherine Hickey represented her brother, Paul Hickey. Paul Hickey was of Irish Catholic descent and had connections to Tainui through his paternal grandmother. Paul was hit by a truck at six years old and as a result

Distressing content warning. 2026 Abuse in Care - Royal Commission of Inquiry.

Distressing content warning. Dr Sarah Calvert is a renowned Family Court clinical psychologist who specialises in work with children and adolescents. Dr Calvert is experienced in areas of family conflict, sexual assault, treatment of victims and