And we are off! Pilot data collection has officially commenced! In 2019 the ACMS team was hard at work refining the survey we will be using in the study. We've ensured it fits the most robust conceptual models and have consulted with a team of experts around the globe. Now, in our pilot studies, we are asking the opinions of the people who really matter- every day Australians. The goal is to ensure the questions make sense and are easy to answer for the thousands of Australia

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

Dr Divna Haslam and Prof Daryl Higgins presented at the biennial Helping Families Change conference in Brisbane this February. This conference, hosted by the Parenting and Family Support Centre at The University of Queensland, showcases some of the best family based research and innovation from around the globe. On behalf of the ACMS team Dr Haslam presented a paper tilted “Issues in child maltreatment research: A case study of an Australian population survey”. The presentati

The accurate and valid measurement of the prevalence of child maltreatment can be difficult but is is vitally needed. A new systematic review addressing this issue has just been published in PlosOne by Prof Ben Mathews, Prof Rosana Pacella, and Prof Michael Dunne, from the ACMS team, along with their colleagues Marko Simunovic and Cicely Marston. This review makes a significant contribution to the field at large and formed part of the preparatory work for the ACMS. The system