Nation reaping cost of Lake Alice abuse 29 Jun 2021 08:30 AM Photo: Wikipedia. Paora Crawford Moyle: Nation reaping cost of Lake Alice abuse A veteran social work practitioner and advocate says institutions like Lake Alice were places which tried to take the Maori out of children. A veteran social work practitioner and advocate says institutions like Lake Alice were places which tried to take the Māori out of children. The Royal Commission on Abuse in State Care has been hearing from people who experienced abuse including electroshock treatment in the child and adolescent psychiatric units of Lake Alice Hospital near Marton.