Search - child abuse

1. Pathways to Prevention (QLD)
(Community Services/Community Services)

Based in the Inala and Ellen Grove (Carole Park) areas of south-west Brisbane, Pathways to Prevention is a holistic early intervention and crime prevention program that works with children aged from birth ...

2. Our partners
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

... & Johnson Johnson & Johnson aligns its philanthropic initiatives with its expertise in four key platforms for giving: Access to Health Care, Children’s Health, Education and Community Responsibility. ...

3. ‘See Why I’ exhibition a hit
(Daily News/Blog)

... “It did so much for my self-esteem and I learnt that everyone is an artist and art is subjective… I wonder where I’d be without CYI restoring my faith in myself.” She now works in childcare and is “passing ...

4. Service excellence
(Pathways/About Us)

... families and healthy, happy children Mission Australia believes all Australian children should experience a safe, healthy and happy childhood and that providing opportunities for emotional, social and ...

5. MA’s Danielle shares her story in White Ribbon Woman’s Day
(Daily News/Blog)

... domestic violence. Two-and-a-half years ago, Danielle escaped an abusive relationship with her three children and nothing more than the clothes on their backs. The young mum ended up staying in a relative’s ...

6. The case for a brighter future
(Community Services/Community Services)

... children and had fled her abusive partner. “I had just escaped from a nine year domestic violence relationship and had nowhere to go,” Danielle says. With nothing but the clothes on her back, and no ...

7. Reconnecting with life
(Community Services/Community Services)

... side. When Daniel’s poverty-stricken parents put him in a boy’s home at the age of 10, the sensitive child was heartbroken. He gradually lost contact with his family and spent his adolescence being marched ...

8. Circles of Care (Queensland)
(Community Services/Community Services)

Circles of Care is designed to give children a good start in life by providing intensive support and linking families with community services that can help them overcome personal and financial challenges. Based ...

9. Sounds of hope from a new generation
(Daily News/Blog)

Growing up an only child in a small town in rural NSW, Clare* spent her childhood dreaming of becoming a country music star, just like Emmylou Harris. Today, 18-year-old Clare is a talented singer, songwriter ...

10. Prime Minister visits Alice Springs
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... issues such as the devastating effects alcohol abuse. More than $24 million is being spent in key areas of alcohol rehabilitation, early childhood services, domestic violence, improved patrolling services ...

11. Families are the city's hidden homeless
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... with family or friends. Women are just as likely to be homeless as men, and mother with children make up more than half of all homeless families. "Alarmingly, the population of homeless families is ...

12. Juvenile detainee findings a ‘damning indictment’
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Media coverage - Sydney Morning Herald, 12 April 2011  A government reporting revealing that half the young people in NSW juvenile detention facilities were abused as children, and nearly 40 per cent ...

13. National Survey of Young Australians
(Research/Research and Social Policy)

... survey aims to give young people a voice and promote discussion between parents and their children. And because of its wide scope, the survey helps governments, educators and social policymakers to produce ...

14. Lemongrove Lodge Transitional Youth Services (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... behaviours and numerous mental health issues. This usually stems from childhood trauma, abuse, neglect, drug and alcohol issues, domestic violence and poverty. To contact Mission Australia's Community ...

15. Brighter Futures (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

Brighter Futures is a voluntary, targeted program designed for families encountering problems that impact on their ability to care for their children. The program operates across NSW and provides families ...