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RNZ News
7 days ago
- Health
- RNZ News
Sticks, Stones and words can hurt you
A major new study published in a British medical journal has found that verbal abuse in childhood can leave mental health scars as deep and long-lasting as those caused by physical abuse Researchers pooled data from seven relevant studies, involving over 20,000 adults from England and Wales While childhood physical abuse has halved in recent decades, reports of verbal abuse are on the rise the study found that roughly 20% of those born after 1969 reported childhood verbal abuse, compared to under 12% of those born before 1950. Professor Kirsty Ross, from the School of Psychology at Massey University chats to Jesse.
Daily Mail
29-07-2025
- Daily Mail
If you still think men should be allowed to work in childcare, you won't by the time you've finished reading LOUISE EDMONDS' harrowing story
I was four years old when my childhood ended. Between the ages of four and nine, I was repeatedly sexually abused. I survived, but only just. What was taken from me wasn't just innocence; it was safety, self-worth, trust and the freedom to grow without fear.
Daily Mail
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Asher Keddie's artist husband Vincent Fantauzzo reveals he was forced to lie to her to hide his childhood abuse
Asher Keddie's husband has opened up on the childhood abuse that he kept hidden for years - even from his wife. Vincent Fantauzzo told the No Filter podcast this week that before sharing his traumatic background in his book new, Unveiled, which was released in March, he had not told anyone in his life what he had been through. The artist says he was forced to lie to 'hide his shame' as the dark memories of suffering sexual abuse as a child were too much to bear. 'I was talking to a friend yesterday and who had just read the book, and he said. "you know you could've talked to me, like we talk about everything always". Like he was offended - but he wasn't' Vincent said. 'He's a very nice person, but he thought, "you could've spoken to me about this". I didn't speak to anyone at all at all' he continued. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'I'm pretty good at lying when it comes to shame.' Vincent said that Asher 'picks up his lies a mile away' but when it came to the abuse, he was able to hide it. 'I couldn't tell anyone at all. It's funny thing about abuse, I can't even talk about it in detail' he added. Vincent said that he has been 'stuck with a reaction' to what happened to him that affects him every day. Speaking to The Age earlier this year, Vincent said that he didn't want to hide anymore but admitted it was a challenge. 'It was extremely difficult – like, really, difficult to actually not sweep the past under the rug any more, and face things that happened and things that I'd never spoken about to anyone, even Asher' he said. In the process of writing his book, he found a way to raise the topic with his wife - and it improved their marriage. 'It helped her understand my reactions to things generally … [like if] there was something about children on the news, she'd wonder why that impacted me so much. Everything started to explain itself' he said. Asher recently offered a rare insight into her 11 year marriage while discussing how the couple met. The actress, 50, revealed in Marie Claire that met Vincent after her agent convinced her to let him paint a portrait of her. She explained that while he was painting her, Vincent would look over the camera and they locked eyes. 'He still does that eyes above the camera; he's very charming,' she said. Asher continued to say the couple love parenting their children together as it gives them 'the feeling of togetherness'. 'What we enjoy most – and I know we both feel like this – is sharing the parenting. I love that feeling of togetherness we have in parenting them and being part of their lives,' she added. She also shared a glimpse into the couple's home life with their son, Valentino, nine, and Vincent's 14-year-old son Luca, from a previous marriage. 'I take care of stuff when I come home... but we have different roles within the house and as long as the kids come first, everything falls into place,' she added. Asher and Vincent tied the knot in the beachside ceremony on Fiji's Turtle Island in April 2014. The couple went on to welcome son Valentino in March 2015. Vincent's famous works include striking portraits of Julia Gillard, Baz Luhrmann and Heath Ledger, with his work highlighting the depth of Ledger's mental struggle was revealed one month after his death in 2008. The artist has a hotel in Brisbane named after him, which is filled with his paintings. Vincent, a four-time Archibald People's Choice prize winning artist, likes to spend time with his subjects before painting them, adding a personal relationship to his creative idea before putting his brush on the canvas.
Medscape
24-06-2025
- Health
- Medscape
Violence and Poverty in Childhood May Spur Endometriosis
Is there a connection between adverse childhood circumstances and the later development of endometriosis? Marika Rostvall, MD, doctoral student at the Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, and colleagues investigated the question in a nationwide cohort study. Researchers found that several factors, including parental substance abuse, intellectual disability, psychiatric disorder, teen parenthood, child-welfare involvement, parental separation, residential instability, reliance on social assistance, and both personal and parental experiences of violence, were all linked to an increased risk for endometriosis. The risk increased with the number of adverse childhood circumstances experienced. While the underlying cause of endometriosis remains unclear, researchers have highlighted the importance of identifying potential risk factors. Previous epidemiologic studies have reported mixed findings, with some linking childhood abuse to a higher endometriosis risk and others finding no significant association. Strongest Link This study included all women born in Sweden between 1974 and 2001. Women who died before the age of 15, emigrated, or were diagnosed with endometriosis and women who were adopted were excluded. Of the 1,316,946 women in the analysis sample, 24,311 were diagnosed with endometriosis based on ICD codes registered by a healthcare professional. The researchers used national registers to identify adverse childhood circumstances and calculated hazard ratios (HRs) using Cox regression analysis. All childhood experiences, except death in the family, were associated with a higher endometriosis risk. Experiences of violence showed the strongest link (HR 2.38), and teen parenthood showed the weakest link (HR, 1.20). Having experienced any adversity was significantly associated with an increased risk for endometriosis diagnosis (HR = 1.20; 95% CI, 1.17-1.24), and the risk increased with an increasing number of adversities, with an up to 60% increase in risk among those who had five or more adversities (HR = 1.61). 'The results of our study suggest that early life adversity is associated with an increased risk of being diagnosed with endometriosis. This finding could help guide further etiological research. It also strengthens the already large amount of evidence showing that childhood adversity has profound consequences for future health and that there is a need for effective policies to protect children and support parents. Additionally, clinicians might need to be aware of childhood adversity as a potential risk factor for endometriosis development and make sure to offer a thorough gynecological evaluation in individuals who have experienced childhood adversities and present with pelvic pain or dysmenorrhea,' the authors wrote.
RNZ News
23-06-2025
- RNZ News
Abuse compensation claims has cost ACC $50 million so far
ACC estimates 262 people have been accepted for Loss of Potential Earnings payments, but initially estimated it would affect around 100,000. Photo: Supplied A Court of Appeal ruling that's blown a multi-billion dollar hole in ACC's books has so far cost it $50 million. The TN vs ACC ruling in 2023 allowed more childhood sexual abuse survivors to receive financial compensation from the corporation. ACC estimated the ruling, plus another Court of Appeal decision expanding cover of the scheme , could cost it more than $3.6 billion in outstanding claims liabilities. This contributed to ACC's $7.2bn deficit last year. Between July 2023 and April this year, ACC estimated 262 people had been accepted for Loss of Potential Earnings (LOPE) payments as a result of the TN vs ACC decision, at a cost of $50 million, according to newly released figures under the Official Information Act. TN's lawyer Beatrix Woodhouse said many survivors might not know they were eligible for financial compensation. "ACC initially estimated it would affect around 100,000 so 262 does seem very small. "There's not much visibility in terms of the new law, and I imagine that a lot of climates don't actually know that they are now eligible or can apply. In my experience, I'm making my clients aware of the change in law," Woodhouse said. Previously, childhood abuse survivors were only entitled to LOPE if they sought treatment for a mental injury arising from sexual abuse before they were 18 years old. The appeal court ruling changed this to the date on which the mental injury first occurred. In the case of TN, the claimant was abused from the age of two and prevented from seeking help by her family. Her family prevented the woman, who has name suppression, from seeing a doctor unaccompanied. This meant she could not tell anyone about the abuse before she was 18. When she eventually did seek help decades later, her father and uncle were convicted and sent to prison, but her first ACC claim for LOPE was rejected despite being so severely affected by the abuse she was unable to work as an adult. ACC deputy chief executive service delivery Michael Frampton. Photo: Supplied ACC said it was still working through the details of how it would "fully operationalise" the TN ruling . "When it was announced, we reached out to relevant professional bodies so they could let their members know and providers could advise their clients of this ruling," ACC deputy chief executive service delivery Michael Frampton said in a statement. "We've provided interim guidelines to staff handling requests for weekly compensation or Loss of Potential Earnings for sensitive claims. Our recovery partners have been responding to requests from existing sensitive claims clients and discussing financial entitlements with new clients who request them," Frampton said. ACC said the 262 claims were only an indicative figure because it did not have a specific way of knowing a claim receiving LOPE was a result from the TN case. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
