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5th National Child Protection Forum  Amplifying the voices of children and young people to shape Australia's child protection system  20-23 June 2023 | voco Brisbane City Centre  www.childprotectionforum.co  200+ Attendees | 60+ Insightful Sessions | 40+ Speakers | 2+ Dedicated Streams    The number of children receiving child protection services in Australia has continued to […]

National Child Protection Week Launch: Let’s join forces to prevent child maltreatment Join us for the live-streamed official launch of National Child Protection Week 2023 by the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) and Her Excellency, Mrs Linda Hurley.  Professor Ben Mathews will provide insight into the sobering findings of the Australian […]

Let’s listen deeply to what First Nations can teach us about child wellbeing The world’s longest-living and surviving culture has much to teach us about the power of truth-telling, stories, and deep listening. In fact, in her much-watched TEDx Talk, Emeritus Professor Judy Atkinson refers to the art of deep listening as ‘the Aboriginal gift […]

Australia’s Biggest Child Safety Lesson (ABCSL) is an annual initiative of the Daniel Morcombe Foundation now in its seventh year. In a livestreamed online format, ABCSL is an engaging, educational video that teaches age-appropriate personal safety strategies in an empowering manner. ABCSL provides schools, early learning services, and families with the tools to engage in […]

Let’s keep kids in the picture: family violence hurts children too In this discussion we will explore what the impacts of experiencing, or being exposed to, family and domestic violence means for children. While Australia has been having a deeper look at violence against women and shedding more light on what is needed to prevent […]

Preventing emotional abuse of children: The role of parenting support In partnership with the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) This webinar will explore emotional abuse in childhood and the role of parenting support in reducing and preventing child maltreatment. Despite its high prevalence, emotional abuse is less well-known than other forms of child maltreatment, […]

Let’s get our words right: how to craft messages that drive child abuse prevention To prevent child abuse and neglect, we need to get our messaging right. We need everyone in the community – especially decision-makers – to understand the rates of abuse, the impacts, and what needs to be done. Naturally, it’s tempting to […]

In April this year, a landmark Australian study was published, the Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS). The study aimed to identify, for the first time, the extent of child abuse in the Australian population. The results were sobering, with the findings underscoring the moral and economic imperative for Australia to develop and deliver a coordinated long-term plan […]

🗣️ A fantastic lineup for the next webinar presented by Blackbaud Unfortunately for us this is a US webinar which ends up being 4am 20 October AEDT. Sarah Edwards from NAPCAN and Rosterfy's Co-Founder Shannan Gove will share their insights on designing a volunteer program that truly makes a difference. On this webinar they will cover: 📍All about the current state […]

Register now https://napcan-org-au.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_14gCPEs-T0CZ8P99M2u5Ew Monday 23 October 2023 2pm AESD 1pm AEST 12.30pm NT  Play, participation & poverty:  How our policies can create fairer, healthier futures for children & young people With Anti-Poverty Week and Children’s Week both falling in October, NAPCAN is taking a look at the important overlap between the themes of the two […]

Child sexual exploitation (CSE) is a challenging and often misunderstood area of child protection. Join our Webinar to gain a better understanding of this subject. We will explore terminology, language and definitions, whilst developing an understanding of the key characteristics and models of CSE.

Thursday 26th October 2023 9:15 am - 10:30 am AEST We know that children who get the chance to play out of doors grow up healthier and happier. Yet in Australia and around the world, the horizons of childhood are shrinking. Children are spending more and more time indoors and in front of screens. And […]

Join us for this important online conversation on 15 November. This online policy forum hosted by Families Australia, in partnership with NAPCAN, will discuss how we can work together to address the underlying risk and protective factors for children and families. Speakers include: - Professor Sharon Bessell, Policy and Governance; Director, Children’s Policy Centre; Director, […]

Third Sector’s 7th National Child Protection Forum will focus on leveraging education, collaboration and understanding to sharpen child protection via equity, inclusiveness and respect. This forum will accelerate the implementation of existing commitments made to children and advocate discussion between government, community services, legal and justice systems to provide strong policy and implementation of service […]