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What can we learn from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study about the prevalence and nature of child sexual abuse?

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In this webinar, Professor Ben Mathews, Lead Investigator on the Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS), and leaders of the National Centre discuss the data and insights learned from the ACMS with a particular emphasis on child sexual abuse. They explore how this information can inform policies and practice to reduce child sexual abuse and improve responses to it.

Joining Professor Mathews are National Centre Board Members Dr Joe Tucci, Chair and CEO of the Australian Childhood Foundation, Dr Cathy Kezelman AM, Deputy Chair and CEO of the Blue Knot Foundation, and Fiona Cornforth Board Member and CEO of The Healing Foundation. The session is moderated by the National Centre’s CEO, Dr Leanne Beagley.

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The National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse (National Centre) respectfully acknowledges and celebrates the many Traditional Owners of the lands throughout Australia and pay our respects to ancestors of this country and Elders past and present. We recognise that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, culture and lore have existed within Australia continuously for over 65,000 years.

We acknowledge the ongoing leadership of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia and those who have and continue to work tirelessly to address inequalities and improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander justice outcomes for children and young people. The National Centre is committed to ensuring that the voices of those whose lives are affected by the decisions governments make should fundamentally inform those decisions. First Nations voices must be heard, raised and amplified through a Voice to Parliament. It is time for genuine and significant reform to progress healing through the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

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 promote their effective protection and care.

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