
White Ribbon Day & 16 Days of Action
A message from Malcolm Turnbull, marking White Ribbon Day and the beginning of the 16 Days of Action to raise awareness about violence against women.
A message from Malcolm Turnbull, marking White Ribbon Day and the beginning of the 16 Days of Action to raise awareness about violence against women.
The Gala Dinner to launch Children’s Week in Alice Springs was held amongst the beautiful bush setting of the Olive Pink Botanical Gardens with over 80 people in attendance. The guest speaker was Ms Colleen Gwynne, the Children’s Commissioner of the NT.
Children’s Week was launched on 23 October at an event hosted by the Junior Police Rangers.
A 2015 NAPCAN NSW Play Your Part Award recipient, the Immigrant Women’s Health Service (IWHS), is looking for participants to take part in a short film – an educational resource about forced marriage.
The Children’s Safety Study, commissioned by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, is calling for young people aged between 10 – 18 to take part in an online survey.
As part of National Child Protection Week, a colouring in competition was held for children at the Community Centre in Weipa, as well as local community schools in Napranum and Mapoon in Far North Queensland.
NAPCAN was impressed with the calibre of nominations for the Play Your Part Awards and proud to award the 17 recipients for playing their part to promote the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
NAPCAN is thrilled with the response to make National Child Protection Week 2015 a great success, including a 20 per cent increase in the number of registered National Child Protection Week community events this year.
The National Children’s and Youth Law Centre’s collaboration provides the only free legal service dedicated to children, young people and their advocates in Australia.
NAPCAN is happy to announce the 2015 Play Your Part Award recipients.