The ACMS was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council.
Queensland University of Technology was the administering organisation for the ACMS, and Professor Ben Mathews was the Lead Investigator. The governance framework comprised three groups.
Our governance framework
An International Technical Expert Panel
The Technical Expert Panel comprised senior national and international external academics with expertise in a specific area or methodology. The role of the Technical Expert Panel was to provide specific technical advice and support on an as needed basis.
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Heather Turner | University of New Hampshire, UNITED STATES |
Howard Dubowitz | University of Maryland, UNITED STATES |
Janet Fanslow | University of Auckland, New Zealand |
Jan Nicholson | La Trobe University, AUSTRALIA |
Jeffrey Edleson | University of California, Berkeley, UNITED STATES |
Jennie Noll | Penn State University, UNITED STATES |
Jennifer Green | Boston University, UNITED STATES |
Juliet Richters | University of New South Wales, AUSTRALIA |
Katie Thurber | Australian National University, AUSTRALIA |
Kelsey Hegarty | University of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA |
Lakshmi Neelakantan | University of Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOM |
Lena Sanci | University of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA |
Lenneke Alink | Leiden University, The Netherlands |
Lorraine Radford | University of Central Lancashire, UNITED KINGDOM |
Matthew Sanders | The University of Queensland, AUSTRALIA |
Melissa Jonson-Reid | Washington University St Louis, UNITED STATES |
Roger Magnusson | University of Sydney, AUSTRALIA |
Steve Zubrick | Telethon Kids & University of Western Australia, AUSTRALIA |
Tim Slade | University of Sydney, AUSTRALIA |
Tracie Afifi | University of Manitoba, CANADA |
Harriet Hiscock | Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, AUSTRALIA |
Hannah McGee | Royal College of Surgeons, IRELAND |
Grace Sarra | Queensland University of Technology, AUSTRALIA |
Donna Cross | Telethon Kids & University of Western Australia, AUSTRALIA |
Delphine Collin-Vézina | McGill University, CANADA |
Deborah Daro | Chapin Hall, University of Chicago, UNITED STATES |
Danya Glaser | University College London, UNITED KINGDOM |
Cathy Ward | University of Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA |
Beth Molnar | Northeastern University, UNITED STATES |
Bernadette Saunders | Monash University, AUSTRALIA |
Andrea Gonzalez | McMaster University, CANADA |
A National Advisory Board
The Advisory Board comprised approximately 60 members with expertise and seniority to represent the following areas:
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State and Territory government departments (Communities/Child Safety; Health; Education);
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State and Territory Children’s Commissioners (or Advocates or Guardians);
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Australian government departments and agencies (Department of Social Services; National Office for Child Safety; Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet; Australian Institute of Criminology Australian Bureau of Statistics; Australian Institute of Health and Welfare);
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Community groups, foundations or NGOs with expertise in child maltreatment, prevention, parenting programs, and service provision (including all peak service provider agencies in each State and Territory; ARACY; Save the Children; NAPCAN; CREATE);
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Clinical and professional sectors dealing with children (e.g., health and education profession stakeholders);
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Indigenous organisations; and
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Youth organisations.
Members of the Advisory Board had three broad roles:
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Advocate for the ACMS with government agencies, relevant stakeholders, and the community as appropriate.
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Engage as required in the Board’s functions, including responding to requests for advice as needed (e.g., sharing of information, general communication).
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Advise on optimal knowledge translation of ACMS findings, including: (1) the most effective communication of findings to key stakeholders; (2) providing insights into the most important analyses to conduct; (3) appropriate and sensitive presentation of findings, especially in relation to findings regarding Indigenous Australians, and in relation to other vulnerable or minority populations.
An Operational Group
The Operational Group comprised the scientific investigators, the Project Manager, the Director of Research at the Social Research Centre, and other professional project staff.
The Operational Group was responsible for day to day carriage of the project including all aspects of research design, methodology and implementation.
