Mr Jim Goodwin, of Christchurch, KSO for services to survivors of abuse in care
Jim Goodwin established a support group for survivors of abuse at Christ’s College in Christchurch, providing a forum for them to discuss their experiences. He is a retired psychiatric nurse who has helped support and advocate for male survivors of abuse, drawing on his personal experiences as a survivor of abuse in a faith-based boarding school. He has been a member of the ‘Survivor Advisory Group of Experts’ (SAGE) for the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions since 2019. SAGE has helped provide the inquiry with guidance and support to engage with survivors and their representative organisations on their experiences in state and faith-based care. He has been a member of the Trauma Advisory Group. Mr Goodwin has remained active within various survivor networks and survivor communities.