Report of the Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services in NSW Wood J. (2008) Report of the Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services in NSW (The Wood Report), NSW Government, http://www.dpc.nsw.gov.au/publications/news/stories/special_commission_of _...
The lack of a clear definition of emotional abuse has often failed children. Child protection organizations have not intervened in cases of emotional abuse because this kind of abuse is difficult to detect and may often be the underlying core problem of physical and sexual abuse or neglect. Most...
A child protection physician declared aggravated assault to the police. The next day, the police removed the children into an unknown foster house. Several weeks later, both children were placed at their maternal aunt, albeit still not at their parents’ home. An innocent incident in the foster...
Educational institutions and educators are significant in children’s lives, and they have a crucial role in implementing policies, practices, and sexual education to enhance children’s safety. Such policies and practices should be based on the voices o
As with the federal level, the primary protection for FoRB comes from anti-discrimination legislation. Most states and territories prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion16. However, in South Australia discrimination is only prohibited on the basis of ‘religious appearance or dress17, while...