Child Abuse

The AI-generated child sexual abuse deepfakes at a Melbourne school were created by a teenage boy, but we can’t ignore the real perpetrators

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

The discrepancy between consequences for perpetrators and consequences for victim-survivors tells us that the system isn’t working and has to change

Childhood maltreatment is a pervasive problem; new research sheds light on why brain development may be derailed by maltreatment during the ‘sensitive’ adolescent period

The legal presumption of shared care is the starting point for childcare arrangements both informally and through the courts. This presumption is putting women and children in ongoing danger of violence and abuse. The law needs to change

Institutional child sexual abuse and high-profile cases like George Pell attract the headlines, but abusers are most likely to be close to a child’s family

Helping men understand and change their behaviours is an important part of addressing family violence

The Teacher’s Pet podcast shines a light on some of the most difficult issues in our society, but the words we use to discuss them have power

Interviews with children and young people whose fathers use violence reveals that they require their Dads make amends so they can move on. Their voices are now being used in fathering programs

The confronting scenes at a juvenile detention centre are another illustration of Australia’s appalling history of institutional child abuse