RE: institutional abuse research

[<StClares@xxxxxxx>]

This is a live issue In Ireland at the moment and I would also be interested in receiving the same information. A good source of information about the Irish experience is the www.rirb.ie website that has an excellent multidisciplinary review of the problem and how it hopes to address it by providing compensation etc. Interestingly, a deal has been agreed between the church and state here that limits the liability of the church. Therefore, it will be the taxpayers who will eventually foot the bill for the compensation.  I'd love to hear how you get on.

Best wishes,

Derek Deasy

 

-----Original Message-----
From: NCCPR@xxxxxxx [mailto:NCCPR@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 3:49 PM
To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
Subject: Re: institutional abuse research

       1. Several studies that touch on your interests are cited at our website, www.nccpr.org  Go to our "Issue Papers" and click on Issue Paper #1.

             2. Just last week, the advocacy group Children's Rights Inc. released a study it commissioned from researchers at the University of Maryland concerning maltreatment in substitute care in New Jersey and the failure of the State to properly investigate it.  I don't know if the study is on their website, but you'll find contact information at www.childrensrights.org

            3. The  head of the Streetworks Collaborate, which works with homeless youth in Minnesota prepared a very fine bibliography of studies about the impact of institutions on children in general, including some studies that deal with the issue of abuse.  I have permission to reproduce and circulate the five-page list and I can e-mail it to you directly if you would find it helpful.

Richard Wexler
Executive Director
National Coalition for Child Protection Reform
53 Skyhill Road (Suite 202)
Alexandria VA 22314
Phone/fax: (703) 212-2006
www.nccpr.org


In a message dated 5/27/2003 10:38:21 AM Eastern Standard Time, psychometre@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

I'm seeking information on inquiries and reports from any jurisdiction,
regarding institutional abuse of children- sexual or otherwise, where the
inquirers looked at the role of the government in providing funding to the
institutions that perpetrated the abuse.

Looking for citations of peer reviewed  papers etc that study this.
Also interested in the role of institutions that abused or covered up abuse,
and were also involved in:
a) providing mandated services
b) providing child welfare services, and
c) worked on setting government policy, legislation, funding and direction.

Discussion on the above points, and
a) the role of churches as the prime employers of social workers
b) church-state relationships, and
c) the role of Universities as production factories providing the
institutions with wokers,
as reasons for the limited discussion- argument and research in the field of
child welfare of institutionl abuse, and the effects of institutional abuse-
would be most welcome.



Sincerely
John Murray
Care Leavers Australia Network

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