More Work Needed to Protect Australian Children - AIHW

Much more work needs to be done in areas of child abuse and neglect in Australia, despite the decline in cases being reported to welfare departments, according to figures released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

The new report ‘Child Protection Australia 2010-11’ shows that while there has been a 13 per cent fall in the number of children subject to notifications of possible abuse or neglect compared with the previous year, the number of children on care and protection orders had risen by four per cent.

The report says the number of children in out-of-home care rose by five per cent, indicating the need for all levels of government to address the issue and prevent child abuse and neglect.

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