Not enough being done for Protestant survivors of abuse

AS a child survivor of the state neglect and abuse in a minority religious institution, I wish to reply to recent letters.

I have been reading various state enquiries about the terrible neglect and abuse inflicted on Catholic children by some members of the Catholic Church, as aided and abetted by the state.

It was not until I read Derek Leinster’s book, Hannah’s Shame, that I realised I was not the only Protestant survivor who had suffered neglect by state and church. Because the media did not cover this aspect, the public did not know about it.

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