Australia's peak advocate for children raised in orphanages and
foster homes has urged the Federal Government to rethink its rejection
of a national support scheme for survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
Care Leavers Australia Network (CLAN) has written to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, asking the Commonwealth to help fund a redress scheme so victims are not forced to turn to the institutions where they were abused.
"It is unacceptable to expect us to go back to our abusers.''
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/royal-commission-in-vain-without-government-redress-for-victims-advocate-20150517-gh3is6.html
Care Leavers Australia Network (CLAN) has written to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, asking the Commonwealth to help fund a redress scheme so victims are not forced to turn to the institutions where they were abused.
"It is unacceptable to expect us to go back to our abusers.''
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/royal-commission-in-vain-without-government-redress-for-victims-advocate-20150517-gh3is6.html