Child abuse
Fact sheet
Prevention of child abuse and neglect
Produced in partnership with NAPCAN, this resource provides an overview of prevention of child abuse and neglect, with a focus on primary prevention.
Report
Report of case study no. 40: The response of the Australian Defence Force to allegations of child sexual abuse
This report follows public hearings held in Sydney in June and August 2016, which inquired into the experiences of men and women who were sexually abused as children in certain divisions of the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
Report
National comparison of cross-agency practice in investigating and responding to severe child abuse: a report for the NSW Ombudsman’s Office
This report summarises a comparison of Australian and select international jurisdictions against the approach of the Joint Investigation Response Team (JIRT) model in New South Wales.
Report
Child sexual abuse in Australian institutional contexts 2008–13: findings from administrative data
This literature review examined the relevant Australian and international research and 'grey' literature (including previous commissions of inquiry into institutional abuse), focusing on the methodologies for using administrative data to estimate the extent of child sexual abuse in institutional contexts.
Report
Components of effective cross-agency responses to abuse: a report for the NSW Ombudsman’s Office
This report aims to provide a synthesis of research information to suggest the most important components of Multi-Disciplinary Team responses in order to inform the ongoing review of the Joint Investigation Response Team model by the NSW Ombudsman.