Resource Sheets

These resource sheets are compiled by staff at the National Child Protection Clearinghouse, and published by the Australian Institute of Family Studies
ISSN 1448-9112 (Online)

They can be accessed in either HTML or PDF format. You will need an Acrobat Reader which is free from the Adobe Systems Web site .

  1. Child abuse and neglect statistics | PDF (240 KB)revised March 2009
  2. The economic costs of abuse | PDF (87 KB)
  3. Mandatory reporting of child abuse | PDF (135 KB)revised February 2009
  4. Fatal child abuse | PDF (115 KB)
  5. Evaluating child abuse prevention programs | PDF (222 KB)
  6. What is child abuse? | PDF (165 KB)
  7. Who abuses children? | PDF (248 KB)
  8. Children in care (formerly published as Foster Care) | PDF (220 KB) revised April 2009
  9. Social costs: The effects of child maltreatment | PDF (193 KB)
  10. Child protection and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children | PDF (130 KB)revised February 2009
  11. Defining the public health model for the child welfare services context | PDF (150 KB)
  12. Australian legal definitions: When is a child in need of protection? PDF (248 KB)
  13. Pre-employment screening: Working With Children Checks and Police Checks PDF (156 KB)