There is currently no legal requirement in New Zealand to report seen or suspected childhood sexual abuse. Harrowing testimonies to the Abuse In Care Royal Commission suggest that must change.
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With more than half a million notifications of suspected child maltreatment each year in Australia, we need to explore the better use of our health-care workforces to prevent maltreatment.
Legal requirements for doctors to report family violence to police may sound good at first glance. But evidence shows it’s better doctors are trained to support women to make their own decisions.
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Professor of Family Violence Prevention, Royal Women's Hospital and the Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Officer and Programe coordinator of Research into abuse and violence; PhD student women's mental health and sport participation, The University of Melbourne
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Professor & Director, Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University
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Research Officer, Australian Catholic University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Lecturer in Child and Family Psychology, University of Canterbury
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Senior Lecturer, paramedic science, Queensland University of Technology
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Program Director: Paramedicine, Western Sydney University
