A rape survivor has called for a complete ban on the use of counselling notes as evidence in criminal trials. Last May, the Criminal Law and Civil Law Bill 2025 was approved by Cabinet, which includes ...

Speaking to Róisín Ingle on the latest episode of The Irish Times Women’s Podcast, the Mullingar woman explains, “That is your one safe space, your counselling notes.” Raleigh warns that allowing the ...

NPR's Noel King talks to Washington Post reporter Hannah Dreier, whose investigation found that therapists are sharing their notes on detained migrant children with immigration officials. Last year, ...

These were the words that Jeffrey, 76, used to describe how he felt when he stumbled upon his therapist’s notes after logging into an online patient portal in June. There was a summary of the physical ...

Handing over notes from counselling sessions during legal proceedings can be “horrendously traumatising” for victims of sexual violence, campaigners calling for a total ban on the practice has said.