Housemaster called police to report Lake Alice abusers but they continued to work in children s homes stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Abuse inquiry to shine spotlight on the horrors of Lake Alice child and adolescent unit stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The closed Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital is being investigated in the Royal Commission s Abuse in Care Inquiry.
Investigations into a notorious Manawatū psychiatric hospital have uncovered at least 100 more patients were admitted than previously recorded. The Royal Commission s Abuse in Care Inquiry is investigating what happened at the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit, which operated from 1972 until 1978. Former patients described horrific conditions, mistreatment and abuse during their time in the facility, including use of electroconvulsive therapy and seclusion rooms as punishment. Investigation counsel assist lead Andrew Molloy said a raft of “new and valuable information” had been obtained through interviews with former patients, psychiatrists, psychologists, teachers and social workers, many of whom had never been interviewed before.