VIC Government launches world-first violence index to give a better picture of the scale of the problem.

Neuroscientists meet at UNICEF NY where they provide insights into why early childhood development is so important for individual and societal development, and impart 3 key messages.

"A special issue of American Psychologist provides a comprehensive review of over 40 years of research on bullying among school age youth, documenting the current understanding of the complexity of the issue and suggesting directions for future research."

Study finds higher risk of mental health problems among the bullied than the maltreated, but "it is most important to preent all such abuse of children in  the first place, whether by kids or adults.

UCLA study finds that adults who drink alcoholic beverages frequently are more likely than others to physically neglect their children ie. fail to provide adequate care for their children.

Reforms to the ACT's domestic violence laws will include children seeing or hearing violence as having been directly harmed.

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has established a Child Protection Panel to provide independent advice on child protection in immigration detention and regional processing centres (RPCs) and four additional Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers will travel to Nauru to advise local police.

A Canadian study finds that individuals who experienced multiple incidents of childhood maltreatment were more than two times as likely to have trouble sleeping later in life.

Young people are aware of the risks of cyberbullying but perceive others as being more at risk than themselves. Young women are more vulnerable to this perception than young men.

A new study shows that child neglect, particularly failure to provide a child's basic needs, linked to later aggression and delinquency in adolescence. As prevention, researchers suggest providing interventions that improve their social skills.

The study finds that children exposed to one ACE had a 28 percent increase in reported asthma compared to those without ACEs, with rates increasing with each additional ACE.

The new set of international standards adopted in December 2014 aim not only to improve the effectiveness of the criminal justice system in preventing and responding to violence against children but also to protect them against any violence that may result from their contact with that system.

Children who experience multiple traumatic events have higher blood pressures as young adults than their peers. The new study reemphasises how adverse events are common, and findings suggest a cumulative effect.

The report finds "major deficiencies in the response [received] by many of those seeking help for suicidal thinking, attempts or bereavement" and calls for a major overhaul of mental health funding.