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IICSA published its final Report in October 2022. This website was last updated in January 2023.

Religious contexts

Summary

Research into child sexual abuse in healthcare contexts sought to:

  • Review of literature to summarise what is currently known about the scale and nature of child sexual abuse in Catholic and Anglican Churches, while considering institutional factors that may contribute and church responses.

  • Present the experiences of victims and survivors of child sexual abuse in religious institutions, including Catholic and Anglican churches, as well as other religions.

Key

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Primary research
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Rapid evidence assessments
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Truth Project analysis
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