April 2025
March 2025
Commissioner for Children and Young People WA
The Commission have released their updated Policy Priority Areas which include Child Protection, Youth Justice, Education and Health.
Check out each of the statements here Priority areas | Commissioner for Children and Young People WA which importantly include versions specifically designed for children and young people.
On Us: Australian Business Coalition for Safeguarding Children
ONUS supports businesses across all industries to grow awareness about and take action for the safeguarding of children and young people. Not only are they hosting a business summit in May Child Safeguarding in Business Summit: Express your interest - On Us: Australian Business Coalition for Safeguarding Children, they have released a Self-Assessment Tool to help businesses identify risks and take action. Click here to complete the 20-minute assessment. ONUS. It’s a useful start.
Child and Youth Engagement Framework
The folks in Victoria are awesome at this. See the newly released Framework from the Commission of Children and Youth Victoria. Any work with children and young people, including safeguarding, requires both their input and influence.
Practice Guide - Responding to children and young people’s disclosures of abuse
The Australian Institute of Family Studies have updated this Practice Guide reflecting new evidence and reflections for practitioners.
Responding to children and young people’s disclosures of abuse
Institute of Child Protection Studies
Safeguarding Children & Young People in Sport - The State of Play
With funding from The National Centre for Action of Child Sexual Abuse this discussion explores how Hockey Australia measured the impact of its newly implemented safeguarding strategies. So useful for sporting clubs, with the learnings applicable across all types of Organisations. Worth a watch.
https://lnkd.in/g_wwVv5Q via @YouTube
February 2025
Children Australia Journal
Rich learnings from Australia’s leading sector researchers and practitioners in Issue 2
January 2025
Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
WOW - 46 published volumes of Children Australia are now free to read on the journal website
The journal provides a forum for children, young people, practitioners, policymakers and researchers to find new ways of responding to contemporary challenges for children, young people and families
One Talk at a Time
National campaign to prevent child sexual abuse through conversation. Find all the information here -
Practice Guidance launched for Safer Internet Day
The Australian Childhood Foundation and esafety
CETC - Safe and Connected: Supporting online safety for children and young people in care - CETC
Upcoming Training
https://nationalcentre.org.au/course/navigating-australias-child-safety-legislation/
Follow the link to enrol in FREE training, delivered on the 4 March 2025, by experts from the National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse to ensure your Organisation has the most up to date legislative and best-practice information.
Newly Released Report
https://www.anrows.org.au/publication/children-young-peoples-safety/
Gillfeather-Spetere, S., & Watson, A. (2024). In their own right: Actions to improve children and young people’s safety from domestic, family and sexual violence (ANROWS Insights, 01/2024). ANROWS.
Follow the link to the newly released report which brings together essential information for all those who lead and deliver support services, education and care to children and young people.