{"id":11122,"date":"2023-04-27T09:40:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T23:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/?page_id=11122"},"modified":"2024-11-28T09:34:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T22:34:42","slug":"childrens-homes-abuse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/our-work\/childrens-homes-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Children&#8217;s Homes Abuse Lawyers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11122\" class=\"elementor elementor-11122\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1ac7df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1ac7df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7af3d27\" data-id=\"7af3d27\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aee4dfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aee4dfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact us to discover your options. 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If you are located in QLD or WA, please <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/our-work\/childrens-homes-abuse-lawyers-qld-wa\/\">click on this link<\/a><\/span> to access information on children&#8217;s home abuse law.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The treatment of young people in children\u2019s homes throughout Australia is a national disgrace. For over half a century, vulnerable children across the country were placed into State and religious children\u2019s homes only to be subjected to neglect, violence and abhorrent sexual abuse.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children were treated like a number, placed in large <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/our-work\/institutions\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">institutions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, given a uniform and stripped of their identity. Their only crime was being born into families that could not look after them.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some were made <a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/our-work\/foster-parent-abuse\/\">Wards of the State<\/a> and placed in Government Homes, while others were pushed into religious institutions run by organisations such as the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/institutions\/catholic-church\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catholic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/institutions\/royal-commission-newcastle-anglican-church\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anglican Churches<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/institutions\/salvation-army\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salvation Army<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Our founder and principal <a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/team-members\/peter-kelso\/\">Peter Kelso<\/a> is a former State Ward and understands the pain and suffering experienced by children who grew up in the care and welfare system, away from their families. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/team-members\/peter-kelso\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click here to read Peter\u2019s story<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These children needed care, nurturing, and protection. What they got was very different.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In children\u2019s homes all over Australia, tens of thousands of children experienced physical and sexual abuse from the very people who were supposed to look after them. The abuse was often an open secret within the institutions; everyone knew what was happening, but nothing was done about it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reports were ignored, and those in charge were either perpetrating the abuse themselves or looking the other way.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of which children\u2019s home you were abused in, you may be entitled to compensation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have pursued cases against children\u2019s homes run by every State and Territory Government in Australia, as well as religious homes run by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/institutions\/marist-brothers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marist Brothers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/institutions\/salvation-army\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salvation Army<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/institutions\/salesians-of-don-bosco\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salesians of Don Bosco<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, De La Salle Brothers, Uniting Church, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/institutions\/catholic-church\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catholic Church<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Anglican Church, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/institutions\/christian-brothers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christian Brothers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and many more. Many victims were State Wards, while others were not.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many survivors do not speak up for a long time. Often, they feared retribution from the <a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/offenders\/\">offender<\/a>, or else they would not be believed. Many blame themselves and live with feelings of shame and embarrassment that they should not have to carry. It is never your fault; often, the hardest step is to break the silence, reach out, find your voice and seek help.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bafae24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bafae24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">Have you suffered abuse in an Australian Children\u2019s Home? <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/application-for-compensation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">Click here to share your story<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\"> with us; you may be eligible for compensation.<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cf5dc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cf5dc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to make a claim<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a994692 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a994692\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first step is to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/application-for-compensation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contact us<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for an initial consultation. This can be done via our online form or by contacting us to request a phone call from our client intake team. Your information is confidential and will be treated with the utmost care and discretion.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our solicitors will then review your information, and we will be in touch for a free consultation to discuss how we can best assist you. We will discuss all your options with you, which may include court action, alternative dispute resolution or the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/our-work\/national-redress-scheme\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Redress Scheme<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is critical you get the right advice, as each option comes with various risks and benefits. You may cost yourself hundreds of thousands of dollars by not properly considering all your options.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If, after talking to us, you wish to proceed, we operate on a no-win-no-fee agreement, which we will explain in detail to you. Put simply, if we don\u2019t successfully get you compensation, you won\u2019t pay any legal fees.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-827caeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"827caeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Children\u2019s Homes we have successfully pursued for compensation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a03e717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a03e717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have pursued cases against Children\u2019s Homes all over Australia. Some of the most notorious include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/institutions\/royleston-boys-home\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Royleston Boys\u2019 Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/our-work\/clergy-and-institutional-abuse-claims\/abuse-law-involving-institutions\/new-south-wales-nine-worst-childrens-homes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St Vincent\u2019s Westmead<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/institutions\/salesians-of-don-bosco\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boystown Engadine<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/st-josephs-home\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neerkol Orphanage<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/institutions\/worst-institutions-in-queensland\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BoysTown Beaudesert<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/institutions\/victorian-youth-centres\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St Vincent de Paul\u2019s Boys\u2019 Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/institutions\/riverview-training-farm\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riverview Boys\u2019 Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlton Boys&#8217; Home<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/institutions\/castledare-junior-orphanage\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Castledare Junior Orphanage<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/institutions\/st-vincents-orphanage-clontarf\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St Vincent\u2019s Orphanage Clontarf<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/institutions\/victorian-youth-centres\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nazareth House Girls\u2019 Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Woodlands Home<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/north-coast-childrens-home-lismore\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Coast Children\u2019s Home.<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>These are but a few; there are many more.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-908d83d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"908d83d\" 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