Cathy Kezelman
Dr. Cathy Kezelman was a practicing medical practitioner for 20 years. She is a director of ASCA (Adults Surviving Child Abuse), an organisation which advocates for the more than 2 million Australian adult survivors of some form of abuse or neglect. She has held leadership roles within ASCA for close to a decade, having served 2 terms as chairperson and recently as CEO. She is also a current director of MHCC (Mental Health Co-ordinating Council NSW) and is an active advocate for the protection of children and meeting the needs of Australian adult survivors of child abuse through trauma-informed approach to care. Early in 2010 she published her memoir, Innocence Revisited – a tale in parts, her story of recovery from child abuse.
Articles by Cathy Kezelman
It’s time to speak out about the unspeakable
During the early 1900s, at a time of increasing unrest over economic, social and political inequality for women, International Women’s…... Read more
Offender gets four years while victim gets life
For a person whose innocence is stolen as a child and whose life has been irrevocably damaged, what constitutes justice?…... Read more
Child abuse in churches is not yet history
It’s heartening to see Australian politicians taking a stand around Catholic clergy abuse, but the calls to action this week…... Read more
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The woman with her head down trying to save Labor
The fate of the Labor Government rests in significant part on the performance of one woman, and yesterday…
Eurovision, the only game worth watching this weekend
At about 8pm each Sunday night, having digested my fill of weekend sport, I sit down and pen a Monday…
Some sensible thoughts to stop us losing to boozing
How old were you when you first had a few drinks? There’s a good chance that by the time you turned…
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Michael S says:
"A teacher at Geelong Grammar had criticised her for using words that were too long, which had left her confused and had made her doubt her ability to write essays. She became ''quite distressed'' when her English marks began to fall." I can sympathise. My scholastic mentors conveyed to me a causal relationship… [read more]From: Welfare for breeders is a bonus for everyone
Change Up! says:
I have no problem paying my taxes. As a single, childless person on a very decent income, I can afford it and not have my life severely altered. Plus I understand that my taxes paying for things like schools, childcare and infrastructure is ultimately a good thing. A better community is better for me… [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
A private school girl’s family is sueing her elite, extremely expensive private school for not… Read more
