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Psychiatric facilities were made by the Government to treat people with mental health conditions. These include psychopaedic hospitals (such as Kimberley Hospital and the Templeton Centre) to treat people with intellectual disabilities.
You can make a claim to the Ministry of Health’s Historic Abuse Resolution Service if:
you experienced abuse while under the care of a government-run psychiatric or psychopaedic facility and
the abuse happened before 1 July 1993.
You will soon be able to claim redress from the State redress system if:
In the meantime, if you have a potential claim (or just have questions), you can contact the Ministry of Health’s Historic Abuse Resolution Service:
Applications for torture redress, for survivors of abuse at the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit, are now closed.
Learn more about this redress package.open_in_new
If you die before your claim is settled, you whānau may be able to progress it on your behalf.
If you have previously received a payment for a historic claim of abuse, you can register for a top-up payment.
The top-up payment is meant to make Ministry of Health redress payments similar to those of other redress agencies.
You can:
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