Child abuse
Report
Understanding harm experienced by children and young people in care during 2015/16: Research report
This exploratory research project was designed to better understand the safety of children/young people in care in New Zealand. It looked at the case files of 698 children and young people in care during 2015/16 and found 85 experienced harm.
Report
Towards an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander violence prevention framework for men and boys
This paper explores the essential principles required for the development of an effective violence prevention framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and boys, to reduce and prevent violence against women and children.
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A familiar face: violence in the lives of children and adolescents
This report uses the most current data to shed light on four specific forms of violence: violent discipline and exposure to domestic abuse during early childhood; violence at school; violent deaths among adolescents; and sexual violence in childhood and adolescence.
Policy report
South Australian Early Intervention Research Directorate (EIRD) Case File Review Research
This study aimed to provide a better understanding of the concerns being raised to the Department of Child Protection about unborn children, to examine patterns of risk factors, to identify subsequent child protection involvement for these children, and to study patterns in the data to identify families who may benefit from early intervention and prevention...
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Voices: What children have told us – child protection
This publication outlines children's views of the child protection system, using their own words.