This Sunday is Father’s Day, which also marks the beginning of National Child Protection Week across Australia. The national association organising the week has called on Australians to put children first and give parents the support they need to do the important job of raising children. See attached media release for more information…

Safe Harbours for Families is the title of NAPCAN’s latest short film, created to support the theme of National Child Protection Week 2019 that: “Children thrive when their parents have the support they need to navigate life’s choppy waters.” The film is based on the Science of Talking About Parenting research from the FrameWorks Institute US & Parenting...

  National Child Protection Week (2-8 September) is all about everyone getting involved in building better communities for children and young people. An important part of this is making sure that the voices of children and young people are heard in our society, including in the media. This year we thought it would be amazing…

  CAIRNS WORKSHOP FOR REMOTE WORKERS Do you work with children in remote Queensland? Join us in Cairns for a FREE multi-day workshop about creating stronger, safer communities and organisations for children. The Creating Stronger Communities and Safer Organisations workshop has been developed for remote frontline workers by the National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and…

NAPCAN would like to wish you a wonderful National NAIDOC​ Week! Inspired by the theme ‘Because of Her. We Can!’, we have created a poster to celebrate the power of strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in keeping children safe. While the poster has been developed as part of our National Child Protection Week…

We know that violence is largely preventable, so why are we not seeing the government investment?

LOVE BITES is NAPCAN’s respectful relationships program for teens, covering relationship violence, consent, and sex and relationships.

This National Reconciliation Week (27 May – 3 June), NAPCAN is pleased to launch our Statement of Commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Communities.

May is Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) Prevention Month and NAPCAN is supporting the campaign with new brochures that highlight the impact of DFV on children. 

Check out our National Families Week tip sheet for ideas about the little things you can do every day to help build stronger families.