Child abuse and neglect statistics

The Australian Institute of Family Studies has published this report which discusses a snapshot of data describing child protection activity in Australia.  State and territory governments have the statutory responsibility for protecting children from child abuse and neglect, which can be problematic with separate jurisdictions resulting in some children 'falling through the cracks.'

The report presents figures on the numbers of notifications to child protection services in Australia, investigations, the nature of substantiated reports of harm and the characteristics of children who are harmed. There are links to various other sites and further detailed information.

Child Abuse and Neglect Statistics