The links below are to further reading on Child Protection.

A. Child Abuse & Child Protection 

1. General Background to Child Protection within NSW:

An Introduction

Article: Child Abuse and Neglect: incidence and prevention James, Marianne (1994) (HTML version)

For reference: NSW Interagency Guidelines for Child Protection Intervention, 2000 Edition (HTML version) PDF version

Background to the new legislation The New Child Protection Legislation - Background and Objectives, by Professsor Patrick Parkinson, Dean for Teaching Programs at the University of Sydney and Chair of the legislation Review Group

2. Key concepts of Child Protection:

An Introduction

3. The Dynamics and Types of Abuse - Introduction:

Handout, Making a Difference Inter-Related Factors that contribute to Physical Abuse, Emotional Abuse and Neglect (HTML version)

Handout, Making a Difference Child Sexual Abuse facts in brief (HTML version)

Article: Spotlight on child neglect, Tomison, Adam (1995) (HTML version)

Article: Update on child sexual abuse, Tomison, Adam (1995) (HTML version)

Article: Domestic violence as a form of child abuse: identification and prevention, James, Marianne (1994) (HTML version)

Article: Long term effects of child sexual abuse, Mullen, Paul and Fleming, Jillian (1998) (HTML version)

Article: Emotional Abuse: the hidden form of maltreatment, Tomison, Adam and Tucci, Joe (1997) (HTML version)

Article: Exploring family violence: links between child maltreatment and domestic violence, Tomison, Adam (2000)

4. Working with People with Specific Needs

Practice tips: Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Clients (HTML version)

Practice tips:Working with Clients from non-English speaking backgrounds (HTML version)

Practice tips: Working with children (or adults with children) with a physical or intellectual disability (HTML version)

Article: Child Maltreatment and Mental Disorder Tomison, Adam (1996) (HTML version)

Article: Child Maltreatment and Substance Abuse Tomison, Adam (1996) (HTML version)

Article: Child maltreatment and Family Structure Tomison, Adam (1996) (HTML version)

Article: Child Maltreatment and disability Tomison, Adam (1996) (HTML version)

5. Prevention

Article: Evaluating child abuse prevention program Tomison, Adam (2000) (HTML version)

Report: Overcoming Structural Barriers to the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Tomison, Adam

Article: Community based approaches in preventing child maltreatment Tomison, Adam (1999) (HTML version)

Article: Valuing parent education: a corner stone of child abuse prevention Tomison, Adam (1998) (HTML version)

Article: Child Abuse Prevention: a perspective on parent enhancement programs from the United States James, Marianne (1994) (HTML version)

6. Issues

Article: Child abuse and neglect in Indigenous Australian communities by Janet Stanley, Adam M.Tomison and Julian Pocock (no.19, 2003) (HTML version)

Article: Accessibility issues in child abuse prevention services by Janet Stanley and Katie Kovacs (no.18, 2003) (HTML version)

Article: Preventing child abuse: changes to family support in the 21st century by Adam Tomison (no.17, 2002) (HTML version)

Article: The role of mass media in facilitating community education and child abuse prevention strategies by Bernadette Saunders and Chris Goddard (no.16, 2002) (HTML version)

Article: Child abuse and the Internet by Janet Stanley (no.15, 2001) (HTML version)

Article: Child abuse and the media by Chris Goddard and Bernadette J. Saunders (no.14, 2001) (HTML version)

B. Parenting - the most important job in the world - booklets for parents

These booklets have been produced by the Department of Community Services for parents.

Booklet Parenting the most important job in the world

Booklet Caring for babies and toddlers (0 to 5 years)

Booklet Caring for children (6 to 12 years)

Booklet The teenage years (13 to 18 years)

C. Research reports from the National Child Protection Clearing House

Research reports