Survivors & Mates Support Network - Australia’s leading organisation for male survivors of child sexual abuse and their supporters.

Parramatta, New South Wales
Joined July 2013
RECOVERY from child sexual abuse IS possible. Don’t ever let anyone tell you any different! youtu.be/GhYgIBorvc8
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SAMSN thanks @abcnews' Dannielle Mahe for covering the findings of criminologist, Dr Sam Nicol, showing that sex offenders who avoid detection have a higher proportion of male & prepubescent victims. Many recidivists hide behind a veneer of respectability. ab.co/42gHsis
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📻SAMSN's CEO talks with @humansofpurpose #podcast host @mikedav84, sharing his personal story, career journey, sense of #purpose, & SAMSN's #socialimpact! Craig also busts myths and explores the 'big issues' like #SuicidePrevention for #MaleSurvivors🎧bit.ly/3BT4K3w
The NSW govt has CUT funding to a life saving program for male survivors of child sexual abuse. For 2yrs we have been told ‘it’s with the AG’. Meanwhile survivors and their families wait. #auspol
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Thanks @cait__kelly for this article. 63% of victims who spoke with the RC into Institutional Child Sex Abuse were male. @SAMSNaus is the *only* authorised Redress Support Service with specialised skills to help men. Our help is FREE. bit.ly/3PNbrJw
Our own Craig Hughes-Cashmore speaks out! Read here: ab.co/36yqch1 For survivors to recover, we need access to group work and peer support. But in late 2020, after six years, the NSW Government withdrew its funding for SAMSN’s group program. Why?
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The newly-selected design (by Jessica Spresser + Peter Besley) for Australia's National Memorial for Victims and Survivors of #ChildSexualAbuse has just been announced. Learn more: bit.ly/33n5NdE
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We salute you, @TamePunk. Thank you for your powerful work as #AustralianOfTheYear and for always including male #CSA survivors like us in your advocacy. 💙🧡
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Thank you @SeanFewster for your support ❤️‍🔥🎧
The people at @SAMSNaus do wonderful for work male survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Their new podcast gives voice to the voiceless with compassion and empathy. If you enjoy @ThePanoz and I on @justlawfulpod, please give "STRONGER" a listen. samsn.org.au/podcast/#
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Today we released our first #podcast: STRONGER was made with, for and about male survivors of childhood sexual abuse, and their supporters + allies. Please listen (on your apps) and share: samsn.org.au/podcast
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We thank NSW AG @MarkSpeakman and welcome news that NSW will allow courts to break unfair settlements forced on #ChildSexualAbuse survivors by churches & other institutions, and will permit us to bypass gag orders preventing us from speaking out publicly. theguardian.com/australia-ne…
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@SAMSNaus welcomes this important investigation by @knowleslornak for @abc730. We’re Australia’s leading free service helping male survivors of childhood sexual abuse to recover. @abcnews please include SAMSN in your article’s list of service providers. Doing so could save lives.
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SAMSN recommits our support to the #LetUsSpeak campaign, which advocates to change laws preventing survivors of sexual abuse from being publicly named. Under the guise of "privacy" (but for whom?) our identities as male survivors of #CSA are erased and our stories are silenced.
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Thanks to AG @MarkSpeakman for supporting this bill and @LawyersWeekly for the story. #CSA survivors told the Royal Commission they'd been forced to accept inadequate settlements; the new laws will alter unfair payouts. Article: bit.ly/3fMqTGm
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Thanks to 🏈⭐️ Rod Owen & ABC's @rustyjacko for sharing the story of Rod's journey of recovery from Child Sexual Abuse. SAMSN is Australia’s leading organisation for male survivors of #CSA (and their supporters); our help is FREE. 1800472676 / [email protected]
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The work of @SydneyLawSchool's Professor Rita Shackel (Prof Law + Ethics; Co-Director, Sydney Institute of Criminology) has been very helpful to us at SAMSN. She says: "Misconceptions about sexual assault perpetuate injustice". We agree!📖 bit.ly/3rX0gli
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World Cup rugby star Tony Daly was incredibly brave to speak about his childhood sexual abuse after 43 years. Here's my full TV special: youtu.be/agPRtGDQcgo via @YouTube
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Thanks @davymark1 for this story about rugby legend and #CSA survivor Tony Daly. It’s inspiring more male survivors to contact us here at #SAMSN for free support. 1800 472 676. More: abc.net.au/news/2021-03-07/f…
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