Mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect
CFCA Resource Sheet— June 2020
Information about who is required by law to report suspected child abuse and neglect to government child protection authorities
Publications
CFCA produces a range of publications. These include CFCA Papers, which offer an objective exploration of how research applies to policy and practice, and are written by or in collaboration with expert researchers and service providers. CFCA Resource Sheets and Practitioner Resources are shorter papers that focus on a specific issue in depth.
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Pre-employment screening: Working With Children Checks and Police Checks
CFCA Resource Sheet— May 2018
A guide to the various child safety screening programs in each Australian state and territory
Understanding safeguarding practices for children with disability when engaging with organisations
Sarah Wayland and Gabrielle Hindmarsh
CFCA Practitioner Resource— October 2017
This resource explores how an understanding of abuse and neglect of children with disability can assist in establishing child-safe organisations.
Protection through participation: Involving children in child-safe organisations
Tim Moore
CFCA Practitioner Resource— April 2017
Practical guidance for involving children in child-safe organisations, based on what children and young people have said themselves
Responding to children and young people’s disclosures of abuse
CFCA Practitioner Resource— March 2015
A practical guide for organisations, professionals and any other person responding to children and young people disclosing abuse
The good practice guide to Child Aware Approaches: Keeping children safe and well
Cathryn Hunter and Rhys Price-Robertson
CFCA Paper No. 21 — May 2014
Child Aware Approaches is a grassroots initiative to develop local approaches, actions and initiatives to keep children safe and well.
Child maltreatment in organisations: Risk factors and strategies for prevention
Mel Irenyi, Leah Bromfield, Lorraine Beyer and Daryl Higgins
NCPC Issues No. 25 — November 2006
This paper investigates recent literature on child maltreatment in organisational settings.
