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New Zealand: majority of callers to new sexual harm helpline are teenage girls
A nationwide sexual harm helpline in New Zealand has received more than 1,200 phone calls in its first month of operation; the majority of them teenage girls aged 13-19.
Safe to talk, He pai ki te korero, offers 24-hour free counselling via telephone, text message, web chat or email, having been launched by the ministry of social development on 1 June in the wake of the #metoo movement.
Of those who got in touch with Safe in June, 83% were female and 17% male.
Māori make up 27% of callers, and the majority of reports to the service were related to historical cases of sexual harm of a “significant” nature; meaning abuse or rape.
Safe to talk, He pai ki te korero, offers 24-hour free counselling via telephone, text message, web chat or email, having been launched by the ministry of social development on 1 June in the wake of the #metoo movement.
Of those who got in touch with Safe in June, 83% were female and 17% male.
Māori make up 27% of callers, and the majority of reports to the service were related to historical cases of sexual harm of a “significant” nature; meaning abuse or rape.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/30/new-zealand-majority-of-callers-to-new-sexual-harm-helpline-are-teenage-girls
Good for you NZ, this is good work. 1st steps for change, is bringing these issues out in the open.
