Professor Sophie Havighurst

PhD Leader, Tuning in to Kids Project Leader, Tuning in Online Programs (TOP); Mindful: Centre for Training and Research in Developmental Health Department of Psychiatry Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne

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Health & Medicine

It’s time to ban corporal punishment of kids in Australia

Children have the right to be safe from violence inside and outside the home – and Australia’s corporal punishment of children legislation needs to catch up

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