Royal Commission: Survey regarding access to Support Services 
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has commissioned the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) to investigate how survivors of child sexual abuse in institutions and their families access support services.
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Vatican Press Office Speaks Out on Renewed Attention to Sex Abuse Crisis
Following the depositions of Cardinal George Pell before the Royal Commission, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, released a statement regarding sexual abuse in the Church. Fr Lombardi’s statement The sensationalist presentation of these two events merits some reflection and discrimination. The international media are catching up with what has been happening and how the Church has responded in the past, albeit inadequately. Now, in Rome itself, immediate awareness and responses by high ranking Vatican officials has captured media attention. The Vatican Press Office highlights the Church’s responses under this papacy (Pope Francis) and the earlier papacy of Pope Benedict, who told, “there is filth in the Church and it has to be removed”.
Cardinal Sean O’Malley’s Statement on ‘Spotlight’
Recently, the Film Spotlight won an Oscar. This is serious news, for a film about religion and clerical cultures of sexual abuse to be feted and win in Hollywood. The world has sat up and taken notice. Here, in this article, Cardinal Sean O’Malley – a US Cardinal who leads a Vatican bureau on protection of minors, gives a response.
Royal Commission: Address to 7th ANZATA Conference ~ Positive Outcomes
The Hon. Justice Peter McClellan AM, Chair of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, addressed the 7th ANZATA Conference in Melbourne, Victoria, on Thursday 5 November, 2015. In this coverage, we bring Justice McClellan’s comments on the postive impacts the Royal Commission has brought about.
Royal Commission: Understanding failure to identify and report child sexual abuse
When it comes to understanding why some institutions fail to identify and report child sexual abuse, research released by the Royal Commission suggests that a new approach that seeks a deeper understanding of why errors occur would be more effective in encouraging safe practices in the future.
National Conference of Churches Australia: Address by Chair, Royal Commission
The Hon. Justice Peter McClellan AM, Chair of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, addressed the Safe as Churches? conference hosted by the National Council of Churches in Australia in Sydney today. The text of Justice McClellan to the National Council of Churches is offered for reading and reflection.
Royal Commission: Kids have their say on Safety
Religions for Peace Australia brings occasional articles and reports from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse principally as a needful alertness to these issues for the non-Christian religious and faith communities in Australia. Child safety and creation of child-safe organisations is sine-qua-non for all faith communities in Australia. In this instance, the research of the Royal Commission into childrens’ views on their safety is important to faith communities and their leadership. We offer this research and report for your consideration.
Royal Commission: Justice McClelland's Address to the Uniting Church Assembly, Perth
On Wednesday, 15 July 2015, Justice McClelland, Chair of the Royal Commission, gave an address at the Uniting Church in Australia’s 14th Assembly meeting in Perth. In his address, Justice McClelland told, Although the primary responsibility for the sexual abuse of an individual lies with the abuser and the institution of which they were part, we cannot avoid the conclusion that the problems faced by many people who have been abused are the responsibility of our entire society.
Royal Commission: Satyananda Ashram Submissions
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has published the written submissions into the Satyananda Yoga Ashram public hearing on its website. The public hearing inquired into the response of the Satyananda Yoga Ashram located at Mangrove Mountain, New South Wales, to allegations of child sexual abuse by the Ashram’s former spiritual leader in the 1970s and 1980s.
Royal Commission Resources and Guides
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has created a range of resources containing information about the Royal Commission and its work. There are explanatory documents in English and other languages, along with resources for disabled, indigenous, children and young people. There are also many videos on the Royal Commission YouTube channel.
Royal Commission – Implementation of Recommendations Report
The Royal Commission has released a report that assesses the extent to which recommendations from previous, relevant inquiries have been implemented. Royal Commission CEO Philip Reed said the report, prepared by the Parenting Research Centre, assesses the implementation of 288 recommendations from 67 inquiries. It also highlights factors that contributed to, or were barriers to, successful implementation based on consultation with public servants and other key stakeholders.
Royal Commission: Satyananda Yoga Ashram
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse will hear oral submissions in relation to Case Study 21 into the Satyananda Yoga Ashram at Mangrove Mountain, NSW, on Wednesday 29 April 2015.
