New Victorian Child Safe Standards make organisations that work with children and young people legally responsible for their well-being. But what does this mandatory requirement mean in practice?
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While the plan responds to many recommendations by the royal commission, it doesn’t adequately address at-risk youth or say how it will involve survivors in shaping and overseeing strategies.
We have a long tradition of royal commissions in Australia — dating back to before federation. But we know from bitter experience they can fail to generate change.
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Deputy Director, ACU Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Professor, Co-Lead of the Disrupting Violence Beacon and Director of Violence Research and Prevention Program, Griffith Criminology Institute and School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer in Student Wellbeing, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Monash University
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Research Officer, Monash University
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Project Manager: Excellence in Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect, University of South Australia
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Graduate Researcher and Lecturer/tutor - Master of Education, Student Wellbeing Specialisation (MGSE), Wellbeing Coordinator - Regional secondary school, The University of Melbourne
