Poster to celebrate the role of strong Indigenous communities for children

NAPCAN is calling for renewed investment in primary prevention, following University of Sydney research showing increases in police-recorded sexual assault and family and domestic violence-related assault involving children. Led by Dr Lucy Grummitt at the Matilda Centre, Trends in Violence Against Children in Australia examined national police, hospital and child

MEDIA & UNI PLEDGE On Tuesday, 4th November 2025, NAPCAN’s Youth Advisory Group is officially launching its ‘Fair Youth Coverage’ campaign at Government House in Canberra. The launch will feature a compilation of 100 young people’s voices from around Australia delivering a message to the media to lift its game

The National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN) is urging Australians to take action to keep children and young people safe, with this year’s National Child Protection Week (7-13 September 2025) a reminder that child protection is a whole-of-community responsibility. The 2025 theme for National Child Protection