Senate welcomes Australian Greens motion to look into this very important issue.

Research finds that many parents with disabled children expected more and empathised less with the child compared to parents of children without disabilities. The study finds that these attitudes may lead to abusive behaviours toward the children.

Listen to The Daily's interview with ACATLGN Director Amanda Harris on child abuse as it comes to light with the Rolf Harris case in UK.

AIHW data: There are more substantiated cases of abuse and neglect in the Indigenous population. Indigenous children are also over-represented in the child protection and youth justice systems, and as clients of homelessness services.

Research finds that experience of abuse causes brain changes that predispose children to be consumers of alcohol when they reach adolescence.

Protective factors such as familial factors are found to be related to diversity of outcomes in preschoolers reporting sexual abuse.

This article discusses the neurological damage caused by childhood maltreatment and reiterates how critical it is to intervene early if affected children are to overcome adverse effects.

Scientific evidence on how neglect shapes a child's developing brain, supporting early intervention to help neglected children.

UK: New research data finds many mothers have been involved in repeat cases of care proceedings due to abuse or neglect, with courts removing as many as 15 children from the same mother.

Elementary students write story book to welcome refugee children to Australia.

Up to 200 children that have been taken into care might have to be released because the department had not followed right procedures in submitting court papers.

Study findings show significantly smaller grey matter volumes in maltreated individuals.

Longitudinal study of homeless families finds that trauma impacts on ability to maintain residential stability.