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Recommendation 26
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Rape victims fear accessing mental health support due to disclosure concerns.
Conclusion
We were particularly concerned to hear that victims and survivors of rape may feel they need to—or are advised to—put off accessing mental health support as they fear that their counselling or therapy notes and records could be disclosed to the defence or undermine their case in some way. This is unacceptable given the traumatic impact of rape.
Paragraph Reference:
150
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 25 July 2022. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗