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Truth refers to an accurate and honest account of events or experiences. In institutional contexts, truth involves acknowledging what occurred, recognising the impact of actions, and ensuring that accounts of events are not distorted or minimised. Establishing truth can be important in processes of investigation, accountability, and repair. When institutions fail to acknowledge truthfully what has occurred, trust can be eroded and harm may remain unresolved.

The apology is probably not coming. It is worth saying plainly, before anything else, because so much of what keeps families suspended in the aftermath of institutional harm is the unspoken anticipation of it — the sense that healing cannot properly…