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Considering Risk as Part of Regular Child Safe Practices.
Organisations should regularly discuss risk and staff at all levels should be encouraged to speak up and identify risks
Helen Haydock
Nov 2, 20243 min read
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Ensuring Child Safety in Schools: A Parent's Guide
There has been a lot of attention on schools in recent weeks. The Board of Enquiry into historical child sexual abuse in Beaumaris...
Helen Haydock
Mar 7, 20243 min read
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Reflections on Child Safety Beyond Compliance.
During my travels I was struck by how Child Safety is on the radar everywhere. Read on for further reflections
Helen Haydock
Feb 12, 20242 min read
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Who Harms Children? And Why is This Important? (Part 3/3)
Over the past 2 blog posts we have been looking at The Australian Child Maltreatment Study findings around the most common types/class of...
Helen Haydock
Jan 10, 20243 min read
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Who Harms Children? And why is this question so important? (Part 2/3)
In the first of this 3 part blog series we asked you to think about what class of perpetrator of sexual abuse was most commonly...
Helen Haydock
Jan 10, 20242 min read
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Who Harms Children? And why is this question so important? (Part 1/3)
Many misconceptions exist as to who harms children. This blog series examines the most recent Australian research
Helen Haydock
Jan 10, 20241 min read
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What is the difference between Mandatory Reporting and Child Safe Standards?
This is a question that comes up regularly and it is important that those working with children are clear about the differences between...
Helen Haydock
Nov 4, 20232 min read
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What is a Statement of Commitment to Child Safety and Why is it Important?
In complying with Victorian Child Safe Standard 2 an organisation must, at a minimum, ensure that they make a public commitment to child...
Helen Haydock
Sep 19, 20232 min read
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Ensuring child safety: what to look for in an organisation
Following recent media focus on child safety many parents and guardians may be questioning what they should be looking for when selecting...
Helen Haydock
Aug 16, 20233 min read
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Setting boundaries for child safety: the importance of a code of conduct
In our previous post, we discussed the steps organisations can take during the recruitment process to ensure child safety. Now, we'll...
Helen Haydock
Jul 25, 20232 min read
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What is a Child Safe Organisation? (And why does it matter?)
Over the next few posts I will explore what it means to be a Child Safe organisation. What does it mean for organisations working with...
Helen Haydock
Jun 17, 20232 min read
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Grooming. Why do perpetrators do it and why should people who work with children know about it?
In the last few days I've seen a few articles across both LinkedIn and mainstream news discussing the role grooming has played in sexual...
Helen Haydock
Feb 3, 20232 min read
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Keeping children safe: beyond compliance
Organisations that work with children have an obligation to keep children and young people safe. Across Australia the States and...
Helen Haydock
Oct 18, 20222 min read
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