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Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect in NSW: Findings from a State Audit
Adam M. Tomison
Published by the NSW Child Protection Council, December 1997. ISBN 0 7310 2028 6
- Introduction (PDF 24 KB)
- The purpose of the paper
- Defining child abuse prevention
- The audit process
- Analysis of the database (PDF 47 KB)
- Community education
- Personal safety or Protective Behaviours programs
- Family Support Programs
- Child focused programs
- Offender programs
- Special programs (PDF 65 KB)
- Indigenous peoples
- Non-English-speaking background
- People with a disability
- Domestic violence and gender issues
- Child and family centres
- Home visiting programs
- Program evaluations (PDF 22 KB)
- Discussion (PDF 22 KB)
- Levels of prevention
- Adapting programs for Australian conditions
- An holistic approach to prevention programs
- Involving the wider professional community
- Committee structures
- The role of the NSW Child Protection Council
- References (PDF 16 KB)
- Appendix - NSW child abuse prevention programs included in the audit (PDF 71 KB)
This report was written for the NSW Child Protection Council by Adam Tomison of the National Child Protection Clearing House, Australian Institute of Family Studies.