Northern Territory Prevention Alliance
To bring together strategic leaders to guide, inform, and coordinate cross-sector efforts that prevent child maltreatment and family violence—fostering a whole-of-community, systems-based approach to prevention.
The Alliance leverages the collective expertise and resources of its members to identify strengths, fill service gaps, and build a united, Territory-wide approach.
Formed in 2019, the Northern Territory Prevention Alliance (NTPA) is a high-level, cross-sector network of executive leaders from government, non-government, and community organisations. The Alliance is committed to advancing primary prevention strategies to promote child safety, wellbeing, and the prevention of abuse and neglect across the Territory.
Develop a shared understanding and common language for prevention across sectors.
Map and align existing initiatives to avoid duplication and amplify what works.
Promote holistic wellbeing for children, families, and communities.
Embed the perspectives of children and young people in all planning and decision-making.
Support & scale culturally responsive community driven prevention approaches.
In particular, community attitudes are impacted by the words and phrases we use, the way we ‘frame’ issues, and how children and young people are portrayed in the media. This has resulted in the creation of the following guides:
Designed to support people working in the media to create a more balanced and constructive story about children and young people.
The guides are designed for people working with children and young people to support us in our own communication (and in responding to media requests). They can also be useful for the media.
Ensure all work is underpinned by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
PDF / TERMS OF REFERENCE
Parenting Today national survey, and the need for systems change in child protection
Bullet points below:
NTG Circuit Breaker update, child safe organisations for the NT, and Act for Children campaign
Bullet points below:
Use of social media by young people engaged in offending and youth justice (Melbourne research) and NAAJA’s insights into youth justice and child protection spaces in the NT
Bulletpoints points below:
Online Safety for Children and Young People, and Victoria’s Youth Crime Prevention & Early Intervention Project
Community-led research with Darwin-region young people in the justice system, and NT Press Club feedback on NT Media Guide
Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS), and Menzies Centre for Child Development and Education research and linked data sets
Issues of concern to young people in the Mparntwe/Alice Springs region, including effects of media reporting
Social Order Response in Alice Springs and Darwin Northern Suburbs, and presentation by Children’s Ground
For more information about the NTPA, including applications to join the Alliance - please contact:
Meron Looney | NT Manager NAPCAN | NTPA Secretariat
PO BOX 828 NIGHTCLIFF NT 0814
