In September, we participated in National Child Protection Week from 2nd to 8th September.

“Most people are surprised the learn that approximately 1 in 32 children are the victims of substantiated child abuse each year in Australia.

“And these are just the ones that are severe enough to reach the high threshold required to be picked up by the statutory child protection system. Hundreds of thousands more children have less than optimal lives but are not counted in these alarming statistics.”

“Children thrive when their families have the support they need, and are part of strong connected communities.”

During this week, we reinforced the understanding the little things we do every day can help to create safer environments for children. Some of the things we focused on were:

Who are safe people
What to do if we get in trouble and need help
What are safe places
Be kind to children and parents