National Child Protection Week 2022

This year's National Child Protection Week webinar series has been carefully designed to support the theme and shine a light on creating safe and supported communities for children.

This year's week-long webinar series includes:

National Child Protection Week launch - featuring the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), with a keynote address by Anne Hollonds, National Children's Commissioner

Safe and Supported: how is Australia coming together at the national level to protect our children? - featuring Jamie Crosby, Families Australia; Catherine Liddle, SNAICC; Tim Crosier, Department of Social Services; and Fiona Ward, Department for Child Protection

How deep connection to culture is keeping children safe and supported - featuring Isaiah Dawe, Butchulla and Garawa Salt Water Aboriginal man, and founder of ‘ID. Know Yourself’; and Nicole Hucks, Acting Northern Territory Children’s Commissioner

Webinar in partnership with the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) - Details TBA

Are Aussie kids OK? Preview data from the Australian Child Maltreatment study - featuring Professor Ben Mathews, QUT; Professor Daryl Higgins, ACU Institute of Child Protection Studies; and Dr Divna Haslam, QUT

Creating a ‘one-stop shop’ for the needs of families: Co-design, evaluation & sustaining change - featuring Professor Harriet Hiscock; Dr Suzy Honisett; and Dr Tess Hall from Murdoch Children's Research Institute