The Navigator Service — a survivor-led pilot programme to support the continued mental health and wellbeing of Dilworth survivors is launched.
10 October 2024
The Dilworth Trust Board encourages participation and inputs from former students, especially who were abused, to collaborate on an acknowledgement and apology for the full Dilworth community that is an honest expression of remorse and regret.
In October 2023, in response to Recommendations Three and Four of the Dilworth Independent Inquiry, two former student survivors approached the Dilworth Trust Board seeking to create meaningful and committed collaboration opportunities with the Dilworth community for the rebuilding of trust and healing. The Board endorses and supports this initiative, and an initial steering group comprised of survivors, Old Boys, School and Trust Board representatives is meeting regularly to progress such opportunities. This is the “Project Reform” steering group.
The Project Reform steering group has encouraged the Trust Board to collaborate with survivors and Old Boys to develop and deliver an apology and acknowledgement to survivors and the wider Dilworth community.
The Dilworth Trust Board is committed to building trust between the Board, survivors, Old Boys and the wider Dilworth community and to work together to acknowledge and apologise for the abuse that occurred at School, the harm caused and the impact it has had on generations of Dilworth Old Boys, families and whānau, and staff.
To better understand the far-reaching impact our shared history has had, the Dilworth Trust Board and the Project Reform steering group encourage participation and inputs from former students who were abused, their families, Old Boys and staff to collaborate on an apology for the full Dilworth community that is an honest expression of remorse and regret. Survivor voice is paramount to the process.
By working collaboratively with those who were abused and the wider Dilworth community the Board hopes the process and result will contribute to the Dilworth community’s desire for healing and restoration.
There are three ways you can provide your views to Dilworth Response regarding the Dilworth Community Apology:
Respondents’ identity and all feedback is anonymous. Dilworth Response will not track, nor store, identifiable respondent information that results from participation. The Dilworth Response Programme Manager is the sole viewer of the feedback provided which will be grouped into consistent themes to share the views of the Dilworth community with the Dilworth Trust Board and Project Reform steering group.
A summary of the feedback received will be shared on https://dilworthresponse.org.nz in December 2024.