Photo: The Minister for Community Services, Kevin Andrews and Senator Catryna Bilyk with NAPCAN’s CEO Richard Cooke, Deputy CEO Leesa Waters and Guest Speaker Kris Teece.
The Hon. Kevin Andrews, Minister for Social Services called on Australian Parliamentarians this morning to play their part for the children and young people in their communities leading into National Child Protection Week.
A special PACAN (Parliamentarians Against Child Abuse and Neglect) event, convened by Senator Catryna Bilyk and the Hon. Ken Wyatt MP in partnership with NAPCAN was held this morning. Guest speaker Kris Teece spoke about the challenges she faced in her childhood and the positive impact different people had on her life, demonstrating that communities matter and can influence a child’s life outcomes by playing their part.
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 and avoid unethical stereotypes
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
Register Now Be part of the world’s very first virtual run (or walk) challenge right here in Australia. 30 August – 17 September Registrations Now Open : Join RAV Virtual Challenge NAPCAN is excited to announce that registrations are now open for the 2025 Run Against Violence (RAV) Virtual Challenge!
