Until the different states and territories of Australia can agree on what constitutes child abuse, and can develop a uniform method of collecting and assessing data, we still won’t have a truly accurate picture of the scope of the issue, says Australian Childhood Foundation CEO, Dr Joe Tucci. The Foundation, along with our partner research organisation, Child Abuse Prevention Research Australia (CAPRA) at Monash University, has just released a report which finds that official child abuse statistics do not fully represent the current problem in Australia. The report, entitled ‘They Count For Nothing,’ found that without a unified protection system across the country, it is almost impossible to accurately assess the level of child abuse and neglect across Australia’s states and territories. “Without accurate national data, child abuse remains a problem that is difficult to understand and know how to stop,” said Dr Tucci. The report makes several recommendations which cover issues of uniformity, sources of information, types of information collected and the resourcing of a National Child Protection Inspectorate. To read more about the report, go to childhood.org.au/news-and-media/feature-articles/2014/03/20/they-count-for-nothing-report
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 06:00:41 +0000
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