This inquiry explores the experiences of these children and young people who become caught between different parts of the system in Victoria when concerns raised with Child Protection about their safety or wellbeing do not meet the threshold for legal (or statutory) intervention. The report makes 17 findings and 13 recommendations.

The report of an investigation into systemic issues within Queensland’s child safety system, to identify systemic weaknesses and to recommend reforms to better protect vulnerable children. It finds that Queensland’s child protection system does not fail because it lacks intent or effort. It struggles because it operates under conditions that make sustained reform difficult to...

Children and young people are more than witnesses to domestic and family violence (DFV); they experience DFV and its impacts directly. This paper​ considers progress in embedding the understanding of children and young people as victim-survivors of DFV within New South Wales policy and practice, looking at social services, education, justice and child protection.

This article describes research exploring what early years teachers do to identify and support children with high levels of complex trauma. It analyses the practices of three early years teachers in a disadvantaged community in Australia, revealing what the participants considered to be successful or challenging and the role teacher self-efficacy beliefs play.

This report investigates Queensland Health's current practices and procedures with regard to its role in identifying and responding to child protection concerns. It is the third report from the Queensland Ombudsman’s investigation into the case of two young people with disability who experienced violence, abuse and neglect during their childhood and early adolescence. The report...