Child Abuse Prevention Newsletter

The Child Abuse Prevention Newsletter is available in full text, as well in print. View the tables of content, abstracts of articles, or the full text for all articles. Below are some of the highlights for each issue of the newsletter.

Vol. 17 No. 1 2009

Update on Australian statutory child protection data: 2007-08
The Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection in NSW
The Looking After Children Data Outcomes Project
Book review: Child Protection: Using Research to Improve Policy and Practice
Disclosing child abuse and neglect: A collection of books for children
Clearinghouse activities and literature highlights

Vol. 16 No. 2 2008

Understanding child maltreatment trends
Description of the Australian Council for Children and Youth Organisations' Safeguarding Children program
Review of Building Generations, a parenting program for adult survivors of childhood intra-familial sexual assault
An overview of the Australian College for Child and Family Protection Practitioners
Conference highlights and literature highlights

Vol. 16 No. 1 2008

An overview of statutory child protection data in 2006/07
A summary of the Integrated Family Violence Services Practice Forum
A brief outline of the Foster Care Communication and Recruitment Strategy - Best Practice Engagement Project
The launch of National Child Protection Week
Books reviews and conference highlights

Vol. 15 No. 2 Winter 2007

Research utilisation project - a focus on the degree to which professionals use research
Promising practice profiles in out-of-home care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
Program profile of Stewards of Children - a primary prevention program for child sexual abuse
Parental substance abuse and child protection national forum overview

Vol. 15 No. 1 Summer 2007

Evaluation of the National Child Protection Clearinghouse
Young people's perspectives of child abuse

Vol. 14 No. 2 Winter 2006

The history of the Australasian Statutory Child Protection Learning and Development Group
Practical child abuse and neglect prevention
The Victorian Children's Court Clinic

Vol. 14 No. 1 Summer 2006

Guidelines for the recruitment and screening of staff and volunteers who deal with children and young people
Internet safety services for children
Working with displaced children overseas

Vol. 13 No. 2 Winter 2005

Minimising your organisation's exposure to the risk of child abuse
Early intervention parenting program
Practitioner adaptations of strength-based practice in statutory child protection work

Vol. 13 No. 1 Summer 2005

Difficulties drug and alcohol workers experience when faced with clients who are parents
Developing a national approach for suitability checks
Foster carers' adult attachment styles
Comparison of state and territory statutory bodies for protecting the rights and interests of children
Risk management and insurance for child welfare organisations

Vol. 12 No. 2 Spring 2004

Proposed reforms to Victorian child protection legislation, policy and reforms
New child protection unit for the Church
Early intervention music therapy program for families with identified risk factors who have young children
Inquiry into Australians' experiences of institutional and out-of-home care.

Vol. 12 No. 1 Winter 2004

The Women's Safety after Separation Project
The links between child abuse, domestic violence and animal abuse
Intervention with sexually abusive young people
Multiple needs of high risk families
Future directions for NAPCAN

Vol. 11 No. 2 Spring 2003

Report on sibling sexual abuse
Child protection and infant harm
Empowering children through the arts
The effect on children of violence in the media

Vol. 11 No. 1 Winter 2003

Prevention of violence in the community
The role of fathers in the care and protection of children

Vol. 10 No. 2 Summer 2002

Overview of the Gordon Report
Preventing children and young people from lighting bushfires in Australia
Report on the Engaging Fathers Project

Vol. 10 No. 1 Winter 2002

Domestic violence, children and family law in Australia and New Zealand
Parents with a disability and child protection matters

Vol. 9 No.2 Summer 2001

Announcement of the National Child Abuse Prevention Awards
Results of the Clearinghouse web survey

Vol. 9 No.1 Winter 2001

Child abuse prevention programs audit
Building child safe organisations
Children's early experience in building social capital
Protecting children on the Internet

Vol. 8 No.2 Summer 2000

Children's contact services
Breaking generational cycles of abuse and neglect
Parents' response to parent education and support programs

Vol. 8 No.1 Autumn 2000

Implementing a core commitment to children
Emphasising life-long learning
Sexual abuse counselling and prevention program

Vol. 7 No.2 Spring 1999

Needs assessment and case management in child protection and alternative care
Development of primary and secondary preventive activities to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect

Vol. 7 No.1 Autumn 1999

Quality in the provision of family support services
Volunteer home visiting program
The Looking After Children program in the Victorian out-of-home care system
Men's Role in Parenting Project

Vol. 6 No.2 Spring 1998

National Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse
An evaluation of the Brimbank Family Outreach Service
Child protection reform in South Australia

Vol. 6 No.1 Autumn 1998

Valuing families in statutory child protection
A new approach to child protection
Project involving video recording of complainant statements rather than written reports in the Victorian Police Youth Advisory Unit
South Australian integrated child protection model

Vol. 5 No.2 Spring 1997

Child protection issues for people from a non English speaking background
Rural child protection teleconference service
Child abuse prevention community awareness campaign for Queensland

Vol. 5 No.1 Autumn 1997

The Southern Partnership Project - developing collaborative and cooperative links among Melbourne service providers who interact with families affected by mental illness
Introduction of the Tasmanian government's legislation on child abuse prevention

Vol. 4 No.2 Spring 1996

Summary of mandatory reporting across Australia
Examination of child protection services and the increasing numbers of reports of suspected child maltreatment

Vol. 4 No.1 Autumn 1996

Child abuse prevention training programs
Audit of the National Child Protection Clearinghouse database

Vol. 3 No.2 Spring 1995

Overview of the Barnardos Temporary Family Care program
Kids Help Line national service