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30,000 Australian children were proven to have been abused or neglected in 2009*. This year National Child Protection Week falls between September 4 and 10 2011. This year's theme is Play Your Part to keep children safe. National Child Protection Week is a national campaign held annually throughout Australia to raise awareness of child abuse [...]
It is an age old debate; does a simple smack teach a child to behave? Recent research conducted overseas says that rather than teaching a child to behave, it actually stops them developing their own forms of self discipline which are vital for coping with tasks later in life, like school and self control in [...]
The latest research has found that young women regularly have more than 20 standard drinks during a good night out. This means they often blow in excess of $300 in an evening. It seems that changes in social and moral behaviour are behind young women drinking more. This soar in alcohol consumption by “girls that [...]
A new report, Children’s exposure to domestic violence in Australia, released by the Australian Institute of Criminology, says that children who see domestic violence in the home are actually being subjected to child abuse. The report urges the Gillard Government to begin reforms to the family law system to protect children who are at risk. [...]
Young people have found a new way to indulge in cyber bullying. In doing so, they have reached an all time low. The latest craze seems to be something called a Root rater. Using social network sites young people are now humiliating, bullying and degrading others by making spiteful and nasty sexual comments. Root rater [...]
A recent study, Media use and Child Sleep: The Impact of Content, Timing, and Environment, has found that young children who engage with media by watching TV, using computers or playing video games after 7pm are more likely to have sleep issues such as repeated night waking, nightmares and daytime tiredness. It was also noted [...]
Youth Excel Youth Excel was founded in 2000. Now in its tenth year of operation, this charity delivers highly effective small group programs and mentoring to teenagers in Brisbane to over 120 young people per year. Youth Excel is passionate about seeing young people make a successful transition into adulthood. To this end they offer [...]
The Korn Group recently published a study, The Truth About Teens and Tweens, that looks at the lives of young people today and how much they are sharing with their parents. It seems that parents are the last to find out what their children are up to, fear of parental embarrassment and reactions means that [...]
Coalition Against Trafficking in Women Australia (CATWA) CATWA is the Australian branch of CATW International, a Non Governmental Organization approved by the United Nations Economic and Social Council. It works locally and internationally to end all forms of sexual exploitation of women, especially the violence of prostitution, trafficking and pornography. AIMS: To promote recognition that [...]
It seems that the age old adage “sex sells” doesn’t always ring true after all. The clothing chain General Pants seem to have gone too far with their Sex! & Fashion advertising campaign for Sydney-based denim designers Ksubi. There has been an angry back lash from shoppers who are outraged and shocked by the blatant [...]
