The Issue
Child Abuse and Neglect in Australia
Child abuse and neglect is one of Australia’s biggest and most misunderstood social problems. Despite being under-reported, Australian authorities confirmed 49,315 children were abused or neglected in one year alone*.
That’s one child every 11 minutes suffering physical, sexual, emotional abuse or neglect, often by someone they know and should be able to trust; most often in their own home. Thousands more cases go unreported, and the number of children and young people in out-of-home care is increasing.
Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Child protection Australia 2016-17.
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