The National Office for Child Safety is an Australian organisation working across governments and sectors to deliver national policies and strategies to enhance the protection of children and young people, reduce future harm to children, and support victims and survivors of child sexual abuse.
The National Office leads the development and implementation of national priorities recommended by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (the Royal Commission), including the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, Australian Government child safety policies (Commonwealth Child Safe Framework), the National Strategy to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse, as well as collaborative projects to improve data, research and information sharing to enhance child safety and wellbeing policy and practice. Key institutions which appeared before the Royal Commission also report annually to the National Office on their progress in implementing Royal Commission recommendations.
http://www.childsafety.gov.au/
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The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is an independent organisation that has undertaken several major projects to draw community attention to the human rights challenges facing children, especially those vulnerable to human rights violations. Every five years, a report is made to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child on how children are faring in Australia and what it is doing to protect children’s rights.
The AHRC appoints a National Children's Commissioner who advocates for the rights and interests of children and young people, promotes children’s participation in decisions that impact them, ensures that all children in Australia enjoy the rights set out in the international Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC), undertakes research and educational programs to promote community awareness and discussion of children’s rights, and examines and makes recommendations on new and existing Commonwealth laws, policies and programs to ensure they protect and uphold the rights of children and young people.
- http://www.childsafe.humanrights.gov.au/
- http://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-rights-child
Contact the National Children’s Commissioner: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | (02) 9284 9600 | 1300 369 711
National Association for Prevention of Child abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN)
The National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN) is a secular non-profit organization in Australia that focuses on the prevention of child abuse and neglect before it starts. They do this by influencing social change, enabling communities to act locally, and providing resources and training to support the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
NAPCAN’s strategy is focused on promoting high-quality child abuse prevention research, advocating for child-safe policies and strategies, coordinating National Child Protection Week, developing and promoting community led prevention programs and initiatives such as Love Bites Respectful Relationships Program, Safer Communities for Children, and 7 Steps to Safety, and providing a range of resources and training such as Child Safe Organisations Training, Mandatory Reporter Training, and Community Safety Workshops.
Implementing these strategies involve NAPCAN working with all levels of government, businesses, community services and organisations, families and individuals, to help enable everyone to play their part in keeping children and young people safe and well.
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The eSafety Commissioner (eSafety) is Australia’s national independent regulator for online safety, leading and coordinating online safety efforts across government, industry and the community. eSafety educates Australians about online safety risks, investigates complaints about cyberbullying and cyber abuse of children and adults, and helps to remove harmful content, such as illegal and restricted online content or intimate images/videos shared without consent, from the internet. eSafety also provides extensive online safety information and guidance through their website, offers educational resources and training to help parents, schools and communities, and leads the global Safer Internet Day initiative in Australia.
Contact the eSafety Commissioner: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | (02) 9284 9600 | 1300 369 711
The Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) is a national peak body and Aboriginal community-controlled organisation that serves as a National Voice representing the interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families. SNAICC works on the development of programs, practices and campaigns that intrinsically support the safety, development, and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families, communities and organisations.
SNAICCs focus areas include early childhood development, child and family well-being, connection to culture and community, and closing the gap in educational and opportunity inequalities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. They also facilitate training programs and produce a comprehensive list of resources to further support people in this area.
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