Publications

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Childrens Rights

'Help Way Earlier!'- transforming child justice for safety & wellbeing

Report artwork copyright Bernard Singleton and Saltwater People 2024. 'Help way earlier!’ How Australia can transform child justice to improve safety and wellbeing investigates opportunities for reform of child justice and related systems across Australia based on children’s rights and sound...

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Childrens Rights

Improving the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable children

14th June, 2024

This study aims to provide a national focus for reforms to the child protection and youth justice systems by examining the nature of recommendations from 61 reports and inquiries into these systems between the years of 2010 and 2022.

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Childrens Rights

Scoping project for National Child and Family Investment Strategy

20th November, 2023

In this report, the National Children’s Commissioner makes 18 recommendations about how the National Child and Family Investment Strategy should work.

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Childrens Rights

Safeguarding Children: A child rights impact assessment tool

25th October, 2023

The Child Rights Impact Assessment (CRIA) tool, developed by the Australian Human Rights Commission with support from UNICEF, will help governments and service providers assess how children's rights and wellbeing will be affected by new laws and policies.

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Childrens Rights

Supporting Quality Engagement with Children

19th May, 2023

Discover how the Australian Human Rights Commission involves children and families in policy and service development. Learn about their engagement initiatives.

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Childrens Rights

Child-friendly version of 'Mental health shapes my life': COVID-19 & kids' wellbeing (2022)

25th August, 2022

For more than two years, children and families in Australia have been living through the global COVID-19 pandemic. In early 2022, I asked children and their parents/guardians and grandparents, about their experiences during COVID-19, and what help they needed to recover.

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Childrens Rights

'Mental health shapes my life': COVID-19 & kids' wellbeing (2022)

25th August, 2022

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, children and their families have experienced unparalleled disruptions to their daily lives. Although the pandemic is far from over, it is important that we understand how children have dealt with these changes and ensure that policy and decision making moving...

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Childrens Rights

Child-friendly version of Keeping kids safe and well (2022)

6th April, 2022

Most of the kids I spoke to said it was very important that the government listens to what they have to say.

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Childrens Rights

Keeping kids safe and well: your voices

6th April, 2022

Also available Keeping kids safe and well - Child-friendly version Children and young people are experts in their own lives, and their insights are critical for understanding how we can better support their safety and wellbeing. This report conveys the views of children, young people and families...

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Childrens Rights

A guide for children and young people to the National Strategy to prevent child sexual abuse (2021)

27th October, 2021

This guide is intended to help children and young people understand child sexual abuse, how and where to get help, and how the National Strategy is improving Australia’s response to child sexual abuse. It is recommended for children aged 9 years and up. The development of the National Strategy was a...

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Childrens Rights

Impacts of COVID-19 on children and young people who contact Kids Helpline (2020)

15th September, 2020

Kids Helpline and the Australian Human Rights Commission have co-authored a report on the impacts of COVID-19 on children and young people who contact Kids Helpline.

Childrens Rights

Children’s Rights Report 2019

6th February, 2020

The Children’s Rights Report 2019 — In Their Own Right tells the story of how well children’s rights are protected and promoted across Australia.

Childrens Rights

Child-friendly version of the Children’s Rights Report 2019

4th February, 2020

The report tells the Australian Government how it can do better in looking out for children and young people. This version is for children and young people.

Childrens Rights

Children’s Rights in Australia: a scorecard

20th November, 2019

This scorecard tells the story of how well children’s rights are protected and promoted across Australia. It tells us where we are doing ok, where we should be doing much better, and where we do not yet know enough to make an assessment of our performance.

Childrens Rights

Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (2018)

1st November, 2018

Most Australian children grow up in safe and healthy environments and do well. However, there are some groups of children whose rights are not adequately protected, which impacts negatively on their wellbeing and ability to thrive.

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Childrens Rights

Commissioners and Guardians Communiqué 15-16 May 2018

4th July, 2018

The ACCG met in Perth, Western Australia on 15 and 16 May 2018.

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'Help Way Earlier!'- transforming child justice for safety & wellbeing

Improving the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable children

Scoping project for National Child and Family Investment Strategy

Safeguarding Children: A child rights impact assessment tool

Supporting Quality Engagement with Children

Child-friendly version of 'Mental health shapes my life': COVID-19 & kids' wellbeing (2022)

'Mental health shapes my life': COVID-19 & kids' wellbeing (2022)

Child-friendly version of Keeping kids safe and well (2022)

Keeping kids safe and well: your voices

A guide for children and young people to the National Strategy to prevent child sexual abuse (2021)

Impacts of COVID-19 on children and young people who contact Kids Helpline (2020)

Children’s Rights Report 2019

Child-friendly version of the Children’s Rights Report 2019

Children’s Rights in Australia: a scorecard

Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (2018)

Commissioners and Guardians Communiqué 15-16 May 2018