Australia’s child abuse redress scheme will be opened to prisoners in recognition of trauma’s impact

In response to damning review, government says program will become ‘more trauma informed and survivor focused’

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The child abuse national redress scheme will be opened up to applicants who are behind bars, after experts criticised its failure to recognise the nexus between profound childhood trauma and offending.

The Australian and state and territory governments on Thursday belatedly released their final response to a damning review of the redress scheme, following delays by successive federal governments.

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