Group issues appeal prior to abuse report release

LEADING support group One in Four has urged people to be on alert for possible depression in sex abuse survivors during the Dublin Diocese report furore, after two suicides were confirmed in the wake of the Ryan Report revelations.

Speaking before the imminent publication of the Dublin Diocese abuse report, One in Four executive director Maeve Lewis said the two deaths were directly linked to the emotional trauma that had been unlocked.

The campaigner said the deaths highlighted the long-term difficulties faced by survivors of abuse and their relatives and it was vital medical services, help lines and family members were on alert for any signs of depression in those who have been affected. “We can’t give out the exact details for obvious reasons but both those people had been in the institutions as children. For many... survivors this information can sadly bring back intense memories for them.