The central aim of any child protection system is in the name: protect children. But over the years, inquiries and media reports have shown fulfilling this goal has too often proved tragically elusive ...

Since "Child Protection Service workers ... comprise the essential frontline of the child protection system, their emotional exhaustion can quickly affect a negative domino series of consequences," ...

The tragic deaths of two small children in an overheated car in Queensland in 2019 highlight just how flawed our child protection system has become. Darcey and Chloe Conley were known to the child ...

Pregnant women who become involved with child protection services often experience fear, mistrust and stigma, leading some to ...

New research led by Kingston University has found that even very modest uplifts to family finances could reduce children's chances of entering the child protection system. The study, based on data ...

[In state’s child protection statute and/or where “abuse and neglect” and/or “best interests of the child” are defined, add] A parent has the fundamental right to direct the care and upbringing of the ...