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Mandatory Notifications in schools
The current practice around confidentiality and Mandatory Notifications in schools has to change. At the moment when a teacher suspects abuse and a notification is
Children’s picture book “Angel”, launched at the State Library of South Australia.
On Wednesday, 12 June 2019, “Angel” was launched by the South Australian Attorney General, the Hon Vickie Chapman MP.
Self image and self belief …
Sexual abuse shatters a child’s ability to accept love and the goodness in life. Unless this is healed, the child will grow up with the
Hypervigilance
Hypervigilance in children who have experienced sexual abuse is common. For the child, this means constantly being “on” and constantly being alert to signs of
Teaching children the dangers of hidden sexualised behaviours
Teaching children that they will know when they are being sexually abused because it will “hurt” is not helpful. Not all sexualised behaviour is violent
Who sexually abuses children?
The misconceptions about who sexually abuses children are as many as they are varied. For one, sexual abuse is not a sexual act. Rather, it