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Safeguarding vs. child protection
What is child safeguarding? All children, regardless of their age, gender, ability, race, or sexual orientation, have the right to be safe and feel safe. Organisations whose work impacts children and young people have a responsibility to ensure children and young people are protected from harm. This involves the active implementation of child safeguarding mechanisms …
Read MoreThe Importance of Safeguarding in HR: National Principles for Child Safe Organisations – Principle 5
‘The Importance of Safeguarding in HR: National Principles for Child Safe Organisations – Principle 5’ blog article was written by Annette Gillespie, National Safeguarding Lead, Education and Safeguarding Services at Australian Childhood Foundation. Safeguarding within Human Resources (HR) and People and Culture systems is of critical importance, particularly when aligning with the National Principles for Child …
Read MoreChampioning organisational cultures of safeguarding
‘Championing organisational cultures of safeguarding’ blog article was written by Jacintha Condillac, Senior Consultant, Education and Safeguarding Services at Australian Childhood Foundation. The National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, new state legislation including new practice standard frameworks such as the Tasmanian Child and Youth Safe Organisations Framework, the revised Victorian Child Safe Standards and the implementation of …
Read MoreSafeguarding children and young people today and tomorrow
‘Safeguarding children and young people today and tomorrow’ blog article was written by Jessica Carter, Knowledge Mobilisation Lead, Education and Safeguarding Services at Australian Childhood Foundation. Over the past 15 years, the Australian Childhood Foundation’s Safeguarding Services has partnered with over 300 organisations nationally and internationally to strengthen the capacity of institutions to keep children and young …
Read MoreMaintaining a Safeguarding Culture
The Safeguarding Children Program is fundamentally about implementing and sustaining processes that create a safeguarding culture and ensure the on-going safety of children and young people within organisations. But, once organisations have begun this process, how do they go about maintaining a culture that protects children?
Read MoreSafeguarding Children and Young People in Sport
What needs to be addressed to make Australian sport safer for children and young people? Monique Blom shares about how the Safeguarding Children Program are now working with the Australian Sports Commission, aiming to review, analyse and commence next steps for implementing a safeguarding approach to children and young people, based on the endorsed standards of the ACF Safeguarding Children Program.
Read MoreChanges and Developments in Safeguarding Children
The past two years have seen many developments in the Safeguarding Program. We thought we'd take the opportunity to bring you all up to date.
Read MoreSafeguarding Children – What is the program all about?
In 2009 the Australian Childhood Foundation tool on the Safeguarding Children Program. Since then, we have worked with numerous organisations and have even met with the Prime Minister about the contents and goals of the program. We thought we'd take the opportunity to also share the information with you.
Read MoreWhat is child abuse and neglect?
Would you recognise the signs if a child were at risk of harm—and know what to do? Understanding the indicators of child abuse and neglect, and knowing how to respond and report, is a vital part of keeping children safe. Safeguarding children is everyone’s responsibility. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child—ratified …
Read MorePromoting the safety and wellbeing of LGBTQIA+ children and young people
Studies show a lack of safe and nurturing environments Child-focused organisations have a duty to demonstrate their commitment to the safety and wellbeing of LGBTQIA+ children and young people—especially in light of what we know about the impacts of stigma and discrimination on mental health. The Productivity Commission’s Inquiry Report into Mental Health highlights poorer …
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