Survey – Safeguarding capabilities in preventing child sexual abuse
News— 8 August 2018
This survey is seeking the input of staff and volunteers in youth-serving organisations regarding child sexual abuse and its prevention.
Child-safe organisations
Event – 2018 National Child Abuse Prevention Forum
News— 6 August 2018
Event date: 3 September 2018, Canberra, ACT.
Resource – PEP Talks: Keeping children safe
News— 31 July 2018
This resource aims to assist parents to support children with disability to feel and be safe, including when being cared for by others.
Report – Victorian Government response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
News— 16 July 2018
This report is the Victorian Government's response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Children's commissioners and guardians
CFCA Resource Sheet— June 2018
Outlines the role and duties of children's commissioners, and how they differ between Australian states and territories
Resource – A guide for creating a child safe organisation
News— 27 June 2018
This updated resource helps Victorian organisations understand and implement new child safe standards in policy and practice.
Report – Investigation into child sex offender Robert Whitehead’s involvement with Puffing Billy and other railway bodies
News— 27 June 2018
This report investigates a range of concerns regarding convicted child sexual offenders Robert Whitehead and Anthony Hutchins.
Join the conversation – Responding to disclosures of child abuse and neglect
Short article— 20 June 2018
This webinar provided an overview of recent research on how to support and respond to children's disclosures of abuse and neglect.
News – Australian Government response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
News— 14 June 2018
The Australian Government has published its response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Creating child-safe organisations: Lessons learned from the Royal Commission
Short article— 29 May 2018
The MacKillop Family Services conference focused on what can be learned from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
