Dr Selwyn Robert Leeks, Director of the Manawaroa Centre for Psychological Medicine

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Dr Selwyn Robert Leeks, Director of the Manawaroa Centre for Psychological Medicine

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Palmerston North City Library

Collection

Manawatū Heritage

Description

Dr Leeks took up employment with the Palmerston North Hospital Board in January 1971, after returning to New Zealand from studying overseas. As part of his work, Dr Leeks was in charge of the adolescent unit at the Lake Alice psychiatric facility. In January 1978, Dr Leeks left Palmerston North to go to Melbourne to take up a position as a child psychiatrist. In 2024 [the full report generated by the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry](https://www.abuseincare.org.nz/reports/whanaketia)...

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Date created

1975-08-12

Creator

Manawatu Evening Standard

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https://manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz/item/b4f42c5b-15c9-4425-98ce-992873e5525f

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Palmerston North

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lake alice / manawaroa centre for psychological medicine / people

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