Resource Sheets

These resource sheets are compiled by staff at the National Child Protection Clearinghouse, and published by the Australian Institute of Family Studies
ISSN 1448-9112 (Online)

They can be accessed in either HTML or PDF format. You will need an Acrobat Reader which is free from the Adobe Systems Web site .

  1. Child abuse statistics | PDF (95KB) revised March 2008
  2. The economic costs of abuse | PDF (87KB)
  3. Mandatory reporting of child abuse
  4. Fatal child abuse | PDF (115KB) revised March 2008
  5. Evaluating child abuse prevention programs | PDF (222KB)
  6. What is child abuse? | PDF (165KB)
  7. Who abuses children? | PDF (248KB)
  8. Foster care | PDF (206KB) revised March 2008
  9. Social costs: the effects of child maltreatment | PDF (193KB)
  10. Child abuse and neglect in Indigenous Australian communities
    [This resource sheet is being updated and is not currently available.]
  11. Defining the public health model for the child welfare services context | PDF (150KB)
  12. Australian legal definitions: When is a child in need of protection? PDF (248KB)

Other Fact Sheets

  1. Protecting Australian children: Analysis of challenges and strategic directions, CDSMC National Approach for Child Protection Project PDF (2.5MB) new