Child Protection – Children's Research Foundation

News May 3, 2021

Save the mother, save the child: Disrupting the cycle of intergenerational child abuse and neglect.

Supporting female survivors of childhood maltreatment is critical to disrupting intergenerational abuse as new research from the University of South Australia shows a clear link between parents who have suffered

2021 Research Grant January 13, 2021

Creating positive educational futures for young people who are at risk of, or are already in, out-of-home care

Chief Investigator: Dr Priscilla Dunk-West Research Area: Improving child protection and its effects. Community Based Study Funding Year: 2021 Funding Amount: $92,646 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: The link between child

2021 Research Grant October 31, 2020

What helps young people create healthy relationships and reject domestic violence?

Chief Investigator: Dr Fiona Buchanan Research Area: Improving child protection and its effects. Community Based Study. Funding Year: 2021 Funding Amount: $78,038 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: Domestic violence

2021 Research Grant October 31, 2020

Children’s problematic sexual behaviour in schools: Identifying and addressing collaborative responses to incidents

Chief Investigator: Dr Lesley-anne Ey Research Area: Improving child protection and its effects. Community-based study Funding Year: 2021 Funding Amount: $99,919 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: Problematic sexual behaviour

News February 16, 2020

Child abuse study: Children’s Research Foundation looking to break inter-generational impacts of trauma

Each year, millions of Australian children experience horrific abuse and neglect. In the past two years, more than 245,000 reports have been made about Australian children to child protection services.