If you or anyone you know needs help
- Lifeline: 13 11 14
- MensLine: 1300 789 978
- Kids Helpline: 1800 551 800
- 1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732
- National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline: 1800 880 052
- Aboriginal Family Domestic Violence Hotline: 1800 019 123
Zero Tolerance (an NDS initiative) assists disability service providers to understand, implement and improve practices which safeguard the rights of people
they support.
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Royal Commission publishes over 1,500 narratives of people with disability
15/09/2023
The Royal Commission has released 1,586 narratives, based on experiences provided in private sessions and submissions to the Royal Commission between 2019 and 2022.
The narratives are deidentified experiences of people with disability, their families, and supporters.
These experiences assisted the Royal Commission understand the type and scope of violence, abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Content warning: These stories may include references to suicide or self-harming behaviours. They are about violence, abuse, neglect, and exploitation. They could be disturbing and include vivid details and harsh language. Some stories could be about deceased First Nations people.