NT Commissioner's annual report reveal backlog of child protection cases in the territory has nearly tripled, likely affecting statistics on substantiations in the territory.  

Analysis of ACT children deaths shows that around a quarter of suicide deaths over the past 5 years occurred in families known to child protection authorities.

Experts say that clinicians need to recognise symptoms, signs and stories that may alert the possibility of abuse when treating head injuries in young children.

The report shows that in NSW the gap is widening as more Indigenous children are being removed from their families now as compared to a decade ago.

Disruptions in child care negatively affect children's social development as early as age 4. However, the study also shows that the effects of child care instability are not unduly large, and some types of instability appear to have no negative impact on children.

A new series of articles highlight the importance of mental health care of parents during pregnancy and after childbirth.

A social computer game created in the US can detect bullies, victims and bystanders, collecting data to better understand peer aggression in elementary school classrooms.

The study of helpline callers found that the most common age for abuse to occur was 6-10 years but many survivors wait 30+ years before seeking help. 

"The children’s study found that there is a limited number of prevention and early intervention activities that focus on the 0-8 year old age group, and there are significant gaps in the evidence regarding the effectiveness of prevention and early intervention activities aimed at this group."

Listen to this special documentary on emerging field of schience looking at ways trauma gets embedded in the body and brain, and who weathers it best.

US childhood trauma conference panel agrees: Not only are the juvenile justice-involved youth more likely to come from abusive, broken homes -- going to juvenile hall is in itself a traumatic event for most kids.

This US study supoprts the existence of a 'bully-sexual violence pathway'. 

Interview with Northern Territory youth worker David Cole

This study finds that sexual abuse in early childhood is associate with hypertension in young women.