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23/11/2023

Australian children and young people deserve better

MEDIA RELEASE 23 November 2023 Yesterday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its findings from the 2021-22 Personal Safety Survey (PSS). A…
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21/11/2023

Exploring harmful sexual behaviour in children and young people

Join us this Thursday, 23rd November, for the final In Conversation webinar of 2023. In this session, Amanda Paton, Gemma McKibbin, Dale Tolliday and Dr Joe T…
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12/11/2023

National Centre and its First Nations Advisory College reject calls for a Royal Commission into First Nations Children

MEDIA RELEASE 12 November 2023 The First Nations Advisory College joins with the National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse (National Centre) in stron…
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10/11/2023

Speaking out against the spread of misinformation

MEDIA STATEMENT 10 November 2023 A recent media article headlined that Aboriginal children are eight times more likely to experience child sexual abuse, ba…
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02/11/2023

Balancing empathy and impact: how co-design helped guide the National Centre rebrand

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26/10/2023

National Centre’s first Annual Report highlights victim and survivor voices at its heart

The National Centre is pleased to announce the release of its inaugural Annual Report 2023. Founded in late 2021, as a key recommendation from the 2017 Royal C…
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23/10/2023

Five years on from National Apology to child sex abuse survivors, we ask what has changed?

This week marks the fifth anniversary of the National Apology to Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse. In a searing Opinion piece for Th…
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20/10/2023

Joint Statement rejects calls for Royal Commission

MEDIA STATEMENT 20 October 2023 A recent media article headlined that Aboriginal children are eight times more likely to experience child sexual abuse, bas…
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10/10/2023

Acknowledging World Mental Health Day

Statement from CEO, Dr Leanne Beagley Today is World Mental Health Day, an international day of recognition led by the World Health Organisation (WHO). This…
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The National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse (National Centre) respectfully acknowledges and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nations and pay our respects to ancestors and Elders past and present. We recognise that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, culture and lore continue to lead Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and acknowledge the tireless work to pursue justice outcomes for children and young people.
 
The National Centre supports decisions affecting people’s lives being fundamentally informed by those people. And upholds truth telling and agreement making for justice as essential components of healing.
 
We seek to honour the lived and living expertise of all victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, harnessing all ages, cultures, abilities and backgrounds, and commit to substantially addressing the harm of child sexual abuse, now and well into the future.
 
We recognise that there are children and young people today who are experiencing sexual abuse and dedicate ourselves to doing all we can to expedite and promote their effective protection and care.

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Understanding child sexual abuse

Best practice for parent-focused child sexual abuse prevention education in early childhood
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Understanding best practice and the role of professionals in preventing child sexual abuse and harmful sexual behaviours
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Accessibility of child sexual abuse prevention in Australia
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Preventing child sexual abuse by understanding perpetrators’ motivations
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Supporting Victims and Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse: Rapid Evidence Reviews
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Ngagagee Ngulu Murrup Durra (‘The Ngagagee project’)
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Preventing repeat child exploitation material offending: An international evaluation of the CEM-COPE Program
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Conceptualising and Estimating the Costs of Child Sexual Exploitation (Phase One of Australian Study into Economic Costs of Child Sexual Exploitation)
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An environmental scan of Child Sexual Abuse related workforce training offerings in Australia
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Enhancing the capability of Australia’s Primary Health Workforce to respond to child sexual abuse
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CHANGE – curtailing harm and navigating growth: evidence for change pathways of young people who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour
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Amplifying the voices of victim-survivors: Advancing the harmful sexual behaviour evidence base – the Ava project
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Reshaping the Conversation: Development of a shared language and preferred definitions guide endorsed by victims and survivors of child sexual abuse
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Building a knowledge frame for responding to the needs of children and young people who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour
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Children and Young People’s Safety Project
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Child safe practices using contextual safeguarding strategies
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The more I talk, the stronger I get: unlocking our past to free our future
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Delivering trauma-informed support for child sexual abuse victims in Victoria: mapping the knowledge gaps and training needs of the specialist sectors
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Online child sexual victimisation and associated mental health outcomes
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Differentiating adverse childhood experience profiles of male youths who exhibit harmful sexual behaviours
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Response to child sexual abuse

Best practice for parent-focused child sexual abuse prevention education in early childhood
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Understanding best practice and the role of professionals in preventing child sexual abuse and harmful sexual behaviours
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Upskilling the community sport volunteer workforce to respond to child abuse in sport: a collaborative research project
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Accessibility of child sexual abuse prevention in Australia
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From bystanders to allies: a structural feminist perspective for supporting child victims and adult survivors of child rape and torture.
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Supporting Victims and Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse: Rapid Evidence Reviews
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Ngagagee Ngulu Murrup Durra (‘The Ngagagee project’)
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Preventing repeat child exploitation material offending: An international evaluation of the CEM-COPE Program
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Evaluation of the Multi-Agency Investigation & Support Team
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Conceptualising and Estimating the Costs of Child Sexual Exploitation (Phase One of Australian Study into Economic Costs of Child Sexual Exploitation)
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Effect of multi-agency deliberation on perceptions of risk in responses to child abuse and neglect
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The Australian child sexual abuse attitudes, knowledge and response study
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CHANGE – curtailing harm and navigating growth: evidence for change pathways of young people who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour
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Improving legal, policy and practice responses to the intersection of domestic violence perpetration and child sexual abuse offending
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Investigating experiences of child sexual abuse disclosure and disbelief in the Family Court
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Understanding the experiences of child sexual abuse disclosure in Australia in the wake of the Royal Commission
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Building trauma-responsive sexual health and relationship education
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Learning from victims and survivors about what helps disclosure and responses to child sexual abuse
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Amplifying the voices of victim-survivors: Advancing the harmful sexual behaviour evidence base – the Ava project
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The dignity by design project: survivor-led system redesign
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Evaluating a harmful sexual behaviour education program in a residential care setting
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Community as experts: investigating the context, needs and help-seeking pathways for child sexual abuse survivors and their supporters in the NSW Bega Valley
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Developing and implementing a framework for abuse prevention through culture change and organisational development
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Reshaping the Conversation: Development of a shared language and preferred definitions guide endorsed by victims and survivors of child sexual abuse
Read More
Building a knowledge frame for responding to the needs of children and young people who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour
Read More
Australian Child Maltreatment Study
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Children and Young People’s Safety Project
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Child safe practices using contextual safeguarding strategies
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Enhancing the capacity of rural and regional respectful relationship educators
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Strengthening relationships and connections for young people in therapeutic residential care
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The safeguarding capability of adults in Catholic Church ministries: a global perspective
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Creating safer futures: raising public awareness of child sexual abuse among young adults through digital storytelling
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Survivor perspectives on institutional use of child sexual abuse material
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The more I talk, the stronger I get: unlocking our past to free our future
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Delivering trauma-informed support for child sexual abuse victims in Victoria: mapping the knowledge gaps and training needs of the specialist sectors
Read More
Online child sexual victimisation and associated mental health outcomes
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Differentiating adverse childhood experience profiles of male youths who exhibit harmful sexual behaviours
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Needs of victims and survivors

From bystanders to allies: a structural feminist perspective for supporting child victims and adult survivors of child rape and torture.
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Supporting Victims and Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse: Rapid Evidence Reviews
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Ngagagee Ngulu Murrup Durra (‘The Ngagagee project’)
Read More
Evaluation of the Multi-Agency Investigation & Support Team
Read More
The Australian child sexual abuse attitudes, knowledge and response study
Read More
An environmental scan of Child Sexual Abuse related workforce training offerings in Australia
Read More
Enhancing the capability of Australia’s Primary Health Workforce to respond to child sexual abuse
Read More
Improving legal, policy and practice responses to the intersection of domestic violence perpetration and child sexual abuse offending
Read More
Investigating experiences of child sexual abuse disclosure and disbelief in the Family Court
Read More
Understanding the experiences of child sexual abuse disclosure in Australia in the wake of the Royal Commission
Read More
Building trauma-responsive sexual health and relationship education
Read More
Learning from victims and survivors about what helps disclosure and responses to child sexual abuse
Read More
Amplifying the voices of victim-survivors: Advancing the harmful sexual behaviour evidence base – the Ava project
Read More
The dignity by design project: survivor-led system redesign
Read More
Supporting continuous quality improvement in safeguarding at Hockey Australia and other national sporting organisations
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Evaluating a harmful sexual behaviour education program in a residential care setting
Read More
Community as experts: investigating the context, needs and help-seeking pathways for child sexual abuse survivors and their supporters in the NSW Bega Valley
Read More
Enhancing the capacity of rural and regional respectful relationship educators
Read More
Creating safer futures: raising public awareness of child sexual abuse among young adults through digital storytelling
Read More
Survivor perspectives on institutional use of child sexual abuse material
Read More
The more I talk, the stronger I get: unlocking our past to free our future
Read More

Prevention of child sexual abuse

Best practice for parent-focused child sexual abuse prevention education in early childhood
Read More
Understanding best practice and the role of professionals in preventing child sexual abuse and harmful sexual behaviours
Read More
From bystanders to allies: a structural feminist perspective for supporting child victims and adult survivors of child rape and torture.
Read More
Preventing child sexual abuse by understanding perpetrators’ motivations
Read More
Ngagagee Ngulu Murrup Durra (‘The Ngagagee project’)
Read More
Preventing repeat child exploitation material offending: An international evaluation of the CEM-COPE Program
Read More
Conceptualising and Estimating the Costs of Child Sexual Exploitation (Phase One of Australian Study into Economic Costs of Child Sexual Exploitation)
Read More
The Australian child sexual abuse attitudes, knowledge and response study
Read More
An environmental scan of Child Sexual Abuse related workforce training offerings in Australia
Read More
CHANGE – curtailing harm and navigating growth: evidence for change pathways of young people who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour
Read More
Evaluating a harmful sexual behaviour education program in a residential care setting
Read More
Developing and implementing a framework for abuse prevention through culture change and organisational development
Read More
Building a knowledge frame for responding to the needs of children and young people who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour
Read More
Australian Child Maltreatment Study
Read More
Strengthening relationships and connections for young people in therapeutic residential care
Read More
Differentiating adverse childhood experience profiles of male youths who exhibit harmful sexual behaviours
Read More

Identification of child sexual abuse

Best practice for parent-focused child sexual abuse prevention education in early childhood
Read More
Understanding best practice and the role of professionals in preventing child sexual abuse and harmful sexual behaviours
Read More
Upskilling the community sport volunteer workforce to respond to child abuse in sport: a collaborative research project
Read More
Accessibility of child sexual abuse prevention in Australia
Read More
From bystanders to allies: a structural feminist perspective for supporting child victims and adult survivors of child rape and torture.
Read More
The Australian child sexual abuse attitudes, knowledge and response study
Read More
An environmental scan of Child Sexual Abuse related workforce training offerings in Australia
Read More
Enhancing the capability of Australia’s Primary Health Workforce to respond to child sexual abuse
Read More
Supporting continuous quality improvement in safeguarding at Hockey Australia and other national sporting organisations
Read More
Evaluating a harmful sexual behaviour education program in a residential care setting
Read More
Developing and implementing a framework for abuse prevention through culture change and organisational development
Read More
Children and Young People’s Safety Project
Read More
The safeguarding capability of adults in Catholic Church ministries: a global perspective
Read More

Disclosure of child sexual abuse

Upskilling the community sport volunteer workforce to respond to child abuse in sport: a collaborative research project
Read More
Ngagagee Ngulu Murrup Durra (‘The Ngagagee project’)
Read More
The Australian child sexual abuse attitudes, knowledge and response study
Read More
An environmental scan of Child Sexual Abuse related workforce training offerings in Australia
Read More
Enhancing the capability of Australia’s Primary Health Workforce to respond to child sexual abuse
Read More
Improving legal, policy and practice responses to the intersection of domestic violence perpetration and child sexual abuse offending
Read More
Investigating experiences of child sexual abuse disclosure and disbelief in the Family Court
Read More
Understanding the experiences of child sexual abuse disclosure in Australia in the wake of the Royal Commission
Read More
Learning from victims and survivors about what helps disclosure and responses to child sexual abuse
Read More
Supporting continuous quality improvement in safeguarding at Hockey Australia and other national sporting organisations
Read More
Community as experts: investigating the context, needs and help-seeking pathways for child sexual abuse survivors and their supporters in the NSW Bega Valley
Read More