Raising awareness about the alarming statistics of incest

This project is dedicated to the memory of my Aunty Helen and my cousin Kellie - Tanya Lee, Founder/Producer

It’s a frightening thought, but did you know that in Australia child sexual abuse by a family member (incest) is considered to be as high as 70%-80%* of all child sexual abuse? Some say as high as 90%. That is a significant amount, that demands serious attention.

In 2012, a Royal Commission was established to investigate ‘institutional responses to child sexual abuse’, yet there have been no major investigations into child sexual abuse by a family member.

We have created a series of podcasts with real-life, lived experienced stories of incest relayed by the victim/survivor. We want you to understand the reality of this problem.

“I have never known a darker night, I don't even think the moon was out.” - 'K'

As victim/survivors are often uncomfortable telling the details of their own abuse, they have requested comedians, actors, and media personalities to narrate them; not in a comic or witty style, but in their own compassionate distinctive voice.

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can change until it’s faced.”
- Fiona O’Loughlin | Comedian

Please help us keep up our work and help stamp out child sexual abuse. Click on the DONATE button to find out more. All donations are tax-deductible.

*Source - ABC/The Drum/Sarah Dingle - Dual Walkley Award-winning investigative reporter and presenter and recipient of the UN's Media Peace Prize.

Upcoming Events

‘Such a Resounding Silence’ Documentary Emmanuelle Beart lifts the veil on incest

June 10th

Venue: Perth - Luna Palace

The CorriLee Foundation & No Laughing Matter proudly presents this ground breaking film and conversation into incest / intrafamilial childhood sexual abuse and welcomes our good friends and allies Grace Tame and Tracy Adams to speak on this heartbreaking topic which is shrouded in silence. Thank you for joining this event to help us make our voices heard and end the silence.

Keynote Speakers: Grace Tame (Grace Tame Foundation), Tracy Adams (Kids Helpline CEO)

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Our Narrators

Jean Kittson

Andrew Denton

'In the spirit of reconciliation, the CorriLee Foundation acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.’