Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Trust
The Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Trust was incorporated, under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957, on the 24th of March 1997. The trust evolved from a monthly support group started in 1991 after a client asked his therapist how he could meet other men who had suffered similar traumatic experiences to him when they were children.
The Trust has evolved from those early meetings to a position where it now employs a full time manager and a part-time administration assistant. MSSAT offers their clients confidential, one-to-one support, peer support, group meetings, workshops, retreats and an introduction to ACC approved counsellors and therapists.
MSSAT is actively involved with community and government groups in the areas of education, prevention, treatment and other matters relating to the sexual abuse of males.
The work undertaken would not be possible without the ongoing assistance from many funding agencies, a full list of benefactors appears elsewhere on this site.
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MSSAT - Christchurch, New Zealand
“The truth about childhood is stored up in our body and lives in the depth of our soul.
Our intellect can be deceived, our feelings can be numbed and manipulated, our perception shamed and confused, our bodies tricked with medication. But our soul never forgets. And because we are one, one whole soul in one body, someday our body will present it's bill.”
Alice Miller
