Dr Cathy Kezelman - Australia day award.

Here is an email I received today from ASCA.  Congratulations to  Dr Cathy Kezelman! Keep up the great work Dr Cathy Kezelman and ASCA! Dear Margaret AUSTRALIA DAY AWARD We are thrilled to announce that ASCA President, Dr Cathy Kezelman, has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia. The award was announced on Australia Day, January 26th 2015. The AM award recognises Cathy’s service to community health as a supporter and advocate for survivors of child abuse. The award is a well-deserved public acknowledgment of her unwavering commitment to providing hope, optimism and pathways to recovery for the millions of Australian adult survivors who are living with the long-term effects of prior trauma and abuse. Cathy is a prominent voice on the subject of childhood trauma and abuse. As ASCA President, she has been instrumental in supporting the work of the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and being an influential voice in many of the roundtables. Under her stewardship ASCA has grown from a peer support organisation to a national thought leader - combining the voice of survivors with that of academics, researchers and clinicians. Congratulations Cathy and thank you for your role in improving the lives of Australian adult survivors of childhood trauma and abuse PHOTO: ABC News. Mazoe Ford

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