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Op-ed

Year of publication / 2023

Child maltreatment is widespread, and typically involves multiple types

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Prevalence Prevention

In this op-ed for Medical Journal of Australia’s Insight + Professors Ben Mathews and Daryl Higgins summarise the prevalence of each form of child maltreatment in Australia and discuss what can be done to reduce these levels. They suggest responses should involve

  • Better support for children and parents in families at risk
  • Better support for adult survivors
  • Better support for children using a multi-type lens.

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QUT acknowledges the Turrbal and Yugara, as the First Nations owners of the lands where QUT now stands. We pay respect to their Elders, lores, customs and creation spirits. We recognise that these lands have always been places of teaching, research and learning. QUT acknowledges the important role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people play within the QUT community.

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