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Child maltreatment: Evidence-based insights for policy and program design 

CEDV, child maltreatment, FVSV, housing and homelessness
2025

This study reveals that 80 children died while living in temporary accommodation in England between October 2023 and September 2024, representing 3 per cent of all child deaths during this period.

Why We Must Centre Young People to End Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence | ANROWS Conference 2025

CEDV, FVSV, lived experience, young people
2025

This recording of the 2025 ANROWS Biennial National Conference calls for a radical shift: centring children and young people in Australia’s response to domestic, family, and sexual violence.

Turning back the tide: Exploring regulatory approaches to addressing sexual violence and harm online

CEDV, FVSV, sexual violence, system improvement
2025

This paper reviews recent developments in online regulation and safety aimed at reducing sexual violence and harm. It examines some existing regulatory approaches in Australia and internationally, and considers pathways for more effective and balanced regulation.

Who benefits? Shining a Light on the Business of Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

CEDV, child sexual abuse, FVSV
2025

This report reveals the financial networks enabling child sexual exploitation and abuse. It calls for prevention-focused reforms, stronger regulation and accountability for tech companies, and enhanced law-enforcement efforts to dismantle these networks.

A literature review of therapeutic intervention with young survivors of violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect

CEDV, child maltreatment, FVSV, lived experience
2025

This article reviews therapeutic interventions for children and young people who have experienced violence, exploitation, abuse or neglect. While many approaches exist, most evaluation remains adult centred and focused on standardised measures rather than children’s lived experiences. The review calls for a shift toward recognising young survivors as full participants in their own healing, with their identities, perspectives and voices treated as central to therapeutic work.

The links between childhood sexual abuse victimisation and adolescent offending

CEDV, child sexual abuse, FVSV, sexual violence, youth justice
2025

This study examines the links between child sexual abuse victimisation experiences and sexual offending. Findings highlight the need for early intervention to prevent the emergence of sexual harm.

The prevalence of potentially traumatic events in childhood and associations with mental disorders, suicide and physical health in adulthood

CEDV, child development, FVSV, trauma-informed practice
2025

Childhood potentially traumatic events are prevalent in the Australian general population and associated with serious mental and physical health conditions. These findings have important implications for early detection and intervention, trauma-informed healthcare approaches, and for policy and practice across health, education and social service systems.

‘We have a part to play’: How children and young people want adults to engage them in the primary prevention of child abuse and maltreatment

CEDV, child maltreatment, domestic and family violence, FVSV, lived experience
2024

Features Tim Moore and Morag McArthur. This study explores children and young people’s views on their role in preventing abuse and maltreatment. It highlights that young people want information, choice, and meaningful participation, rather than tokenistic involvement.

Tug of war (Children Australia Journal) – Jack*

CEDV, domestic and family violence, FVSV, lived experience
2025

This article offers an expert by experience perspective on what it is like to be caught between parents during and after family violence. It explores how loyalty conflicts, fear, and pressure shape children’s relationships with adults around them. The piece highlights how systems and services can unintentionally intensify the “tug of war” when they fail to understand children’s relational worlds.

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