30 June 2008
Child protection
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The Australian Childhood Foundation wants authorities to rethink the way they deal with child neglect. The death of 18-month-old twins in Queensland followed by the discovery of two other alleged neglect cases have prompted the usual criticism of child protection agencies. But according to the Childhood Foundation it's not about more welfare and family support, it's about recognising early that neglect is a crime. At the same time there are new calls for a national approach to child protection. This follows the deaths of three young children and their father in regional New South Wales. Their bodies were found in a parked car in a comunity west of Eden. The Federal Government is promising a national strategy for child protection that it says will co-ordinate state services and resources. So how is the welfare community responding?
Guests
Maree Faulkner
CEO National Association, Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
Joe Tucci
CEO Australian Childhood Foundation
Pam Simmons
Guardian Children and Young People, South Australia
Further Information
National Child Protection Clearing House at the Australian Institute of Family Studies
Australian Childhood Foundation
National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
State Government of Victoria - Children Youth and Families
Queensland Government Child Safety
Office of the Guardian, South Australia
Presenter
Paul Barclay
Story Researcher and Producer
Debra McCoy
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