Child Abuse
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A survey found 1 in 6 men admit sexual feelings for children. So is paedophilia increasing?
This data was part of a study by UNSW Sydney and Jesuit Social Services. Xanthe Mallett The Conversation Researchers asked 1,945 men…
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The shocking number of Australian men sexually attracted to children and teens
Disturbing research into the extent of child sexual abuse has found almost one in six Australian men have sexual feelings…
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Former state wards abused in care urge Victorian government to follow through on redress promise
“You never really had anyone caring for you,” Mr Helman recalls. Richard Willingham ABC “I wasn’t a happy kid. I…
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Kids escaping family violence can be vulnerable to intimate partner abuse. We must break the vicious cycle
Many of these young people will have escaped family violence and then been endangered by abusive partners. Authors : The Conversation Our respective…
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We need more than police checks: how parents and educators can keep childcare services safe from abuse
There are about 1.4 million children using a childcare service (including centre-based care, family daycare and outside school hours care) around…
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Paramedics could sound early warnings of child abuse or neglect – but they need support and more training
In Australia in 2020–21 (the most recent figures available), there were more than half a million notifications to child protection services. Authors…
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Women face chronic violence in Syria’s ‘widow camps’, report warns
Women and children living in some of the hardest-to-reach camps in north-west Syria face chronic and high levels of violence…
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EU to step up fight against child abuse content
The EU plans to legislate to require technology companies to do more to tackle child sexual abuse, according to the bloc’s home affairs commissioner,…
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Qandi’s father sold her for $1300 to feed the family. Her mother is fighting to buy her back
Aziz Gul’s husband sold the 10-year-old girl into marriage without telling his wife, taking a down-payment so he could feed…
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What is complex PTSD and how does it relate to past abuse and trauma?
On ABC’s Australian Story last week, Tame highlighted the importance of accessing emotional support after trauma and said she had been diagnosed…
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Grace under fire
Grace Tame raised her voice and started a revolution that would change the national conversation. Greg Hassall and Winsome Denyer…
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‘You never forget the knock at the door’: why families of child sex abuse material offenders need more help
Last year, authorities in the United States received a record-breaking 21.7 million reports of child abuse material. Authors The Conversation This…
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An inquiry exposed sexual abuse within French Catholic Church — now what?
The inquiry that unearthed the scale of the abuse could also lead the way to reforms within the church. Lisa…
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Horror as French reveal more than 200,000 clergy abuse victims within Catholic Church
Report The landmark report says about 3,000 child abusers, two-thirds of whom were priests, operated within the church since the…
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How the world’s biggest dark web platform spreads millions of items of child sex abuse material — and why it’s hard to stop
And according to reports, it has only become more prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Authors : The Conversation This material is largely…
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Zimbabwe arrests after child bride dies giving birth at church shrine
Anna Machaya, 15, is reported to have died and been buried last month at a church shrine in the eastern…
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