Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
It is secretive, often unseen, often unreported but, as Rosemary and Mike Riddell discovered, the impact of child sexual abuse is long-lasting and corrosive.
By Frank Film
If you or someone close to you has been impacted by sexual abuse, help is available:
Safe to Talk – 0800 044 334 or text 4334
Rape Crisis – 0800 883 300
Te Puna Oranga – 03 381 8472
Male Survivors Aotearoa – malesurvivor.nz
Lifeline – 0800 543 354
Youthline – 0800 376 633, free text 234
What's Up – 0800 942 8787 (for 5–18 year olds)
ACC Sensitive Claims – 0800 735566 or findsupport.co.nz
Women's Refuge – 0800 733 843
Shine (for domestic abuse) – 0508 744 633
Kidsline (for people up to 18 years) – 0800 54 37 54
If you or someone else is in immediate danger call 111
It is secretive, often unseen, often unreported but, as Rosemary and Mike Riddell discovered, the impact of child sexual abuse is long-lasting and corrosive.
By Frank Film
If you or someone close to you has been impacted by sexual abuse, help is available:
Safe to Talk – 0800 044 334 or text 4334
Rape Crisis – 0800 883 300
Te Puna Oranga – 03 381 8472
Male Survivors Aotearoa – malesurvivor.nz
Lifeline – 0800 543 354
Youthline – 0800 376 633, free text 234
What's Up – 0800 942 8787 (for 5–18 year olds)
ACC Sensitive Claims – 0800 735566 or findsupport.co.nz
Women's Refuge – 0800 733 843
Shine (for domestic abuse) – 0508 744 633
Kidsline (for people up to 18 years) – 0800 54 37 54
If you or someone else is in immediate danger call 111
