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Prosody Blog

Prosody is the pitch and tone of the human voice. It is the very essence of connection. Our blog hosts articles and stories dedicated to innovation, research and practice with children and young people.

April 14, 2025

How to listen to children and young people in organisations

Empowering children and young people to be active, vocal and confident participants in organisations is essential if those organisations are to become genuinely ‘child safe’.    It is critical that organisations invest in seeking and understanding children’s views about safety and who they trust to communicate key messages to them.    Policies are important, and leadership is …

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April 14, 2025

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 …

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May 29, 2024

On Us welcomes Phillip Doorgachurn

We are thrilled to announce that Phil Doorgachurn has joined Australian Childhood Foundation as the new General Manager of Strategic Child Safeguarding Initiatives. Phil brings with him an extensive career spanning 18 years, dedicated to safeguarding children around the globe. His extensive experience and unwavering commitment to child safety make him the perfect leader for …

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August 22, 2022

What’s new in Child Safe Practice in Victoria

By Annette Gillespie, National Lead Safeguarding Children Services    The Victorian Child Safe Standards were first introduced by the Commission for Children and Young People in Victoria with seven Standards in January 2016.  A recent review of the Standards resulted in new Standards being added to strengthen child safe practice and align the Standards with …

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