Over the past 50 years, child abuse and neglect prevention strategies evolved to draw on what was known about the scope of the problem at the time and beliefs about how best to prevent its initial occurrence. Responding to the ...

The greatest change in the development of treatment programs to address child abuse and neglect has been an emphasis on evidence-based practices rather than new theories that might suggest radically different treatment areas. Two primary advances have occurred. The first ...

Since the 1993 National Research Council (NRC) report was issued (NRC, 1993), significant advances have occurred in the development and dissemination of model programs for treating and preventing various forms of child abuse and neglect (Daro and Benedetti, 2014). In ...

If at any stage during an Initial Assessment there is reasonable cause to suspect that the child/young person is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm, inquiries under Article 66 of The Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 must be initiated. Where there ...

When and how will the Department conduct an investigation? The Department for Child Protection may begin an investigation, with or without parental consent, if they suspect that a child or young person may be at risk or it is otherwise appropriate ...

Anyone may make a notification to the Department of Child Protection. However, under section 31 of the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 (SA), certain people (mandated notifiers) must notify the Department for Child Protection if they suspect on reasonable grounds ...

The Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 (SA) gives authority to the relevant Department (the Department for Child Protection) to intervene when a child or young person is at risk. This intervention can take several forms, ranging from referring families to ...

From 22 October 2018, the main law concerning the protection of children and young people in South Australia is set out in the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 (SA) (the Act). See Reforms from 22 October. The Act sets out the ...

The South Australian Public Health (Early Childhood Services and Immunisation) Amendment Act 2020 commenced on 7 August 2020. The amending Act has inserted new provisions (Part 12A) to the South Australian Public Health Act 2011 (SA), to prohibit enrolment and providing early childhood services ...

The courts, whether the Youth Court or the Family Law Courts, will decide matters concerning where children and young people live and in whose care, guided by the best interests of the child or young person and principally the need ...