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Prof Ben Mathews provides State governments with advance briefings on ACMS findings
State governments across Australia have shown high levels of interest in the Australian Child Maltreatment Study findings, which will be publicly launched in early April 2023. Queensland’s Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs, the New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice, and South Australia’s Early Intervention Research Directorate have received an advance in-confidence briefing outlining ACMS results to assist with ongoing policy and
Nov 20, 2022
Child Protection Week Webinar hosted by NAPCAN Australia
Yesterday as a part of Child Protection Week Prof Ben Mathews, Prof Daryl Higgins, and Dr Divna Haslam shared some early ACMS findings about the link between child maltreatment, specifically neglect and exposure to domestic violence (EDV), and clinical diagnosable mental health outcomes such as Major Depressive Disorder and Generalised Anxiety Disorder. ACMS data shows there are clear links between neglect and EDV and later mental health. Children who experience maltreatment
Sep 8, 2022
Major new article published on researchers’ legal duties in child maltreatment surveys
Research on child maltreatment is essential to generate new knowledge and inform advances in policy and practice. However, researchers must comply with a range of legal duties to survey participants. These duties are complex, vary across jurisdictions, and are difficult for all researchers and institutions to navigate. Prof Mathews has published a new article on the legal duties of researchers to protect participants in child maltreatment research . This new article provides
Jul 22, 2022
The Prevalence of Corporal Punishment in Australia
ACMS investigators Prof Ben Mathews, Prof Daryl Higgins, and Prof James Scott presented some of the preliminary findings of the ACMS youth sample at the Australian Institute of Family Studies national conference today. The symposium covered a number of early findings from the Australian Child Maltreatment youth sample comprising of 3500 young people (aged 16-24 years) from across Australia. This is a nationally representative sample so conclusions are likely to be represent
Jun 16, 2022
New Paper on the Ethics of Maltreatment Research Surveys in Relation to Participant Distress
This month we published an important paper that examines the issue of participant distress in child maltreatment surveys. The paper, led by Professor Mathews, includes key co-authors from Canada as well as other members of the ACMS team. In this paper we address the tension between the need for maltreatment research with the ethical obligation to prevent distress and ensure research beneficence. A thorough review of the literature shows that frequency and severity of particip
Dec 13, 2021
Data collection complete!
Thank you Australia! The Australian Child Maltreatment Study has officially completed data collection ahead of schedule during a pandemic! A whopping 8503 interviews have been completed! This $2.8 million study is the first national prevalence study of child maltreatment and its correlates in Australia. It will have direct policy and practice relevance & help prevent abuse and neglect in Australia. Thanks to the Australian Government & QUT (Queensland University of Technology
Oct 12, 2021
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