24 years of life lost: people placed in state care have died earlier, more violent deaths – new study

These findings support the conclusions of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in State Care, which exposed significant harms experienced by Māori tamariki (children) and whānau (families), revealing systemic failures and breaches of te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi. Above: Lake Alice Hospital, one of many institutions investigated by the abuse-in-state-care inquiry.