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Attachment theory is often invoked in child protection investigations – in a simplified and overconfident manner.
Rather than policing or separating families, a new collaborative movement born in the US seeks to find better ways to support children, families and communities.
Children who arrive alone in the UK should be treated equally to other children.
The new report calls for funding and support for Aboriginal community controlled organisations. They are best placed to lead reform and to make decisions about the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Online child sexual abuse has been described as one of the most urgent and defining issues we face. Tackling it at the root is imperative.
State-funded schools are not allowed to be operated as profit-making entities. So why are children in care being accommodated by for-profit companies?
The seven-year review into how state and private institutions in the UK failed to protect children has highlighted the central importance of making sure young people and children are listened to.
Domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness. The stories of women who had to flee their homes make it clear the dire shortage of social housing in Australia leaves them with nowhere to go.
It’s so tragically familiar. Australia has had dozens of inquiries, reports and reform efforts in child protection, yet terrible things still happen to children known to child protection agencies.
Families need support to care for their children safely, rather than having their children removed.
Romani children across Europe are overrepresented in institutional care. Research shows widely held prejudical views and structural inequality is to blame.
National reviews can be helpful, but can drive misunderstanding of the issues facing child protection services.
Child protection notification processes in Australia have a history of disproportionately targeting First Nations families.
One study found 80% of darknet traffic on Tor went to sites hosting unmoderated porn and child sex abuse material.
The recent discovery of the bodies of Indigenous children being found in Canada reminds us of the dark history of Australia’s treatment of young First Peoples and children here in Australia.
Pandemic-induced lockdowns have brought up challenges for children in out-of-home care and their carers. However, Kinship care provided unexpected positives for Aboriginal elders and their families.
What happens over the next four years in Joe Biden/Kamala Harris administration could have a lasting impact on how childhood is understood and experienced in the United States and beyond.
The law on indecent imagery of children should distinguish between pictures or videos produced by young people and those taken by adults.
Considerations of whether children and young people are deserving of help are reminiscent of 19th-century approaches to child services.
Top contributors
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Director, Arney Chong Consulting and Positive Futures Research, University of South Australia
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Associate Supervisor in Child Abuse and Neglect, University of Huddersfield
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Professor and Co-Director, Australian Centre Child Protection, University of South Australia
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Senior Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Director, Kath McFarlane Consulting & Adjunct Associate Professor, The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Criminology, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Work, Royal Holloway University of London
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Former Director, National Centre for Social Research
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Associate Research Professor, University of South Australia
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Emeritus Professor, Australian National University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Professor, Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney
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Honorary Senior Fellow in Urban Geography and Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Human Rights Law, Griffith University
