What's new in the sector
This page aims to keep you up-to-date with "what's new" at the National Child Protection Clearinghouse and in the fields of child abuse prevention, child protection and out-of-home care in the last three months.
- Australia's response to sexualised or sexually abusive behaviours in children and young people (PDF 1.2 MB)
10 August 2010
Report by Wendy O'Brien, Australian Crime Commission. This report maps the specialised therapeutic services designed to effect positive behavioural change and thus divert young people with sexualised behaviours from the juvenile justice system. - Report on the Intensive Fostering Pilot Programme
9 August 2010
A report on the evaluation of a pilot programme of Intensive Fostering (IF) for serious and persistent young offenders. - Leaving care: Young people with disability
4 August 2010
Resource sheet by Robyn Edwards, Social Policy Research Centre. - Minister tables Annual Report of Child Deaths
2 August 2010
On Thursday July 29, the Minister for Community Services Lisa Neville tabled the Victorian Child Death Review Committee's 15th annual report of inquiries into the deaths of children known to child protection. This is the first report by the VCDRC since the introduction of new legislation by the Government increasing the scope and eligibility of cases and it contains the adjusted figures for the previous two years. -
Community development approaches to safety and wellbeing of Indigenous children (PDF 450 KB)
29 July 2010
Resource sheet released by the Closing the Gap Clearinghouse. - Avoid the Harm - Stay Calm
27 July 2010
The House Standing Committee on Family, Community, Housing and Youth has launched its report on the inquiry into the impact of violence on young Australians. - Guarding Against Child Abuse
6 July 2010
A new international review of research into child welfare services shows that radical changes are needed to improve assessments and support for families where there are concerns about parental abuse. - Transforming Childhood Trauma: Connecting with Empathy and Compassion
6 July 2010
Dr Bruce D. Perry is conducting a speaking tour from 8 September - 22 September 2010. He will explore the negative impact of chaos, threat, traumatic stress, abuse and neglect on children. - Industry roundtable on cyber-safety (PDF 105 KB)
6 July 2010
The Internet industry will join federal parliamentarians for a roundtable hearing at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Office, Melbourne on Thursday 8 July. The Safer Internet Group, a coalition of industry, state schools and libraries, will be joined by major internet service providers and content hosts, Telstra and Internode and social media companies Yahoo7! and ninemsn. Symantec, the producers of Norton Family Online, will also take part in the public hearing. - Updated resource sheets
23 June 2010
Child abuse and neglect statistics and Children in care - Child Protection Research Program in the Northern Territory - 2 research positions
9 June 2010
Menzies is looking to fill two research positions attached to a new Program working to develop an evidence base to inform child protection and family support policies, programs and services, particularly with regard to Indigenous children and families. Applications close 28th June. - Community and disability services minister's conference
4 June 2010
The Community and Disability Services Ministers met in Adelaide to progress key national reforms for children's services, people with disability and their carers. The Ministers considered: information sharing on key elements of the national disability agreement; Australian disability parking scheme; future directions for young people in residential aged care; better measurement of need; early intervention and prevention revised framework; more consistent access to aids and equipment; improvements to the administration and access of disability advocacy; national disability strategy; implications of the national health and hospitals network; National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children; draft national standards for out of home care; adoption; national find and connect service; and Settlement of unaccompanied humanitarian minors.