PeakCare welcomes the allocation of approximately $500 million for redress payments to survivors of institutional child sexual abuse and to facilitate their access to counselling and psychological support as part of Queensland’s participation in the National Redress Scheme. The scheme will also provide eligible applicants with the option to receive a direct personal response from the institution responsible for providing the redress. As noted in last week’s edition of eNews, five major non-government institutions have also committed to joining the Scheme and provide redress to people sexually abused in their care as children. These include: the Catholic Church, the Anglican Church, Salvation Army, Scouts Australia, YMCA and the Uniting Church.
