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Abuse in Care - Royal Commission of Inquiry

Abuse in Care - Royal Commission of Inquiry

This Royal Commission is an independent inquiry into abuse in state care and in the care of faith-based institutions in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1. 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 Inquiry’s final report, Whanaketia – Through pain and trauma, from darkness to light, and in the Van Asch College and Kelston School for the Deaf case study, Our Hands Were Tied. 

2. Chapter 2 is an executive summary.

3. Chapter 3 provides contextual information relevant to Deaf children, young people and adults including tāngata Turi Māori during the Inquiry period.

4. Chapter 4 summarises the circumstances that led to Deaf children, young people and adults including tāngata Turi Māori entering care during the Inquiry period.

5. Chapter 5 discusses the nature and extent of abuse and neglect experienced by Deaf children, young people and adults including tāngata Turi Māori in care settings.

6. Chapter 6 describes the impact of the abuse and neglect that Deaf survivors suffered in care.

7. Chapter 7 summarises the factors that contributed to Deaf children, young people and adults including tāngata Turi Māori in care being abused and neglected. It also summarises the lessons learned and the changes made to prevent and respond to abuse and neglect by State and faith-based institutions that provided care.

Deaf survivors’ experiences of abuse and neglect in care
  • He karakia
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Executive summary
  • Chapter 3: Purpose and process
  • Chapter 4: Circumstances that led to Deaf children, young people and adults entering care
  • Chapter 5: Nature and extent of abuse and neglect of Deaf survivors
  • Chapter 6: Impacts of abuse and neglect on Deaf survivors
  • Chapter 7: Factors that contributed to abuse and neglect in care
  • He waiata aroha mō ngā purapura ora
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