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Retrospective Disclosures of Child Sexual Abuse by Adults Accessing Therapy: A Law in Uncertainty?

Aoife Muckian

In this article Aoife Muckian discusses the issues associated with mandatory reporting of child abuse and the access to therapy when disclosing historical child abuse in light of McGrath v HSE [2023] IECA 293 and potential uncertainty in the state of the law as a result. She considers what legislative change could be required to ensure survivors can access the benefit of therapy.

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