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Recovery from sexual abuse in childhood can be complex and can take time
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ACC levy rates will stay the same until 2022
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Peer support workers: mothers can get the mental health help they need
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Denial exists in any disorder caused by trauma
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#Fiji #Break #Silence #Domestic #Abuse
http://www.anglicannews.org/news/2017/11/fijian-churches-unite-to-break-the-silence-on-violence-against-women.aspx Churches across Fiji will observe Break the Silence Sunday this weekend, in what is described as “their most visible effort to halt the epidemic of violence against women in Pacific Island nations.” Research conducted by the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre suggests that 64 per cent of Fijian women aged between 15 and 49 have experienced physical…