Tuesday 2 April 2013

Members of Truth Justice and Healing Council (Catholic Church) announced


Press release: Members of Truth Justice and Healing Council announced

For full media release:


Francis Sullivan, CEO of the Council, stated that ... "the 13 member Council is made up of men and women with professional and other expertise, especially across child sexual abuse, paedophilia, trauma, mental illness, suicide and public policy."

One of the 13 Council members is ...

"Professor Maria Harries: Senior Research Fellow in the Social Work and Social Policy School at the University of Western Australia; extensive experience in child abuse and has numerous publications in the child protection/public policy; worked with the Christian Brothers for many years and was the inaugural Chair of the Mercy Care juridical body covering the health, aged care and welfare services previously conducted by the Mercy Sisters in Perth."

This Council will oversee the Catholic Church's engagement with the Royal Commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse.

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