In February 2020, Emma Fenby from the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare invited Professor Ben Mathews who provide an update to centre staff and associates about the Australian Child Maltreatment Study. In his presentation Professor Mathews provided an overview of the ACMS goals and progress to date. The presentation covered the reasons an Australian prevalence study is needed as well as a detailed update on progress to date. This focussed primarily on substant