This White Paper sets out a framework which ensures key agencies and professionals working with children in New Zealand are better connected so they can share information on vulnerable children and identify their needs earlier. The White Paper for Vulnerable Children sets out a programme of change that will shine a light on abuse, neglect...

This report reinforces the importance of the transition to school for children from families with complex support needs. For all children and families, but particularly for those with complex support needs, the transition to school is a time of both opportunity and vulnerability.

The South Australian Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC) commissioned this report from the Australian Centre for Child Protection in 2008 in response to recommendations made by the Honourable E.P. Mullighan QC in his Commission of Inquiry into child sexual abuse on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. The APY Lands is situated in...

This report finds the NSW Community Services' early intervention program, Brighter Futures, to be a success, while also identifying some teeting problems. Brighter Futures is an innovative program, which has changed the practice of child abuse prevention services in NSW. The program has broken new ground nationally and internationally by developing an evidence-based service model...

Communities for Children place based research project increases knowledge of the social networks and service use of vulnerable parents with children under five whom formal services find ‘hard to reach’. The National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020 reflects the nation’s growing investment in early intervention and prevention programs to prevent harm to children through...