This Progress of the Northern Territory Emergency Response Child Health Check Initiative: Health Conditions and Referrals report describes the number and types of health conditions identified during the Child Health Checks as well as the number and types of referrals made as part of those health checks. The checks analysed for this report were undertaken...

In this report, the feasibility and usefulness of linking the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program, child protection and juvenile justice data collections is investigated.Linking the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program, child protection and juvenile justice data collections would provide valuable information about the characteristics of people who are involved in one or more of these sectors. This...

In February 2008, the Parliamentary Committee on Children and Young People established an inquiry to investigate and report on children and young people aged 9 to 14 years in NSW. The inquiry was undertaken under the statutory functions of the Commission and Young People Act 1998 (NSW). The Submission from PIAC focusses on the activities...

Research shows that most children and adolescents do not get enough high-quality sleep, and that their sleep times appear to have declined over the last two decades. Coinciding with this trend has been the rise in popularity of new media forms including the Internet, video games, cell phones and DVDs. Because of the immediacy and...

This report outlines significant safety concerns faced by Australian children of today, drawing on responses from 600 children aged between 10-14 years from an online survey conducted by Quantum Market Research. More than a quarter of the children in the sample were actively concerned that they might be hurt by an adult (28%) or become...