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April 8, 2020

What governments can do about the increase in family violence due to coronavirus

Melissa O'Donnell, The University of Western Australia; Aron Shlonsky, Monash University; Ben Mathews, Queensland University of Technology; Fiona Arney, University of South Australia; Fiona Stanley, The Kids Research Institute Australia; Leah Bromfield, University of South Australia; Rhiannon Pilkington, University of Adelaide, and Rhonda Marriott, Murdoch University

Family violence issues are likely to be exacerbated by the COVID-10 pandemic. Lockdown can especially affect women and children who may wish to escape an abusive relationship or receive support.

Emotional abuse is most likely to coincide with other forms for abuse, including neglect and physical abuse. from www.shutterstock.com

June 1, 2016

Emotional abuse of children is a growing problem in Australia

Aron Shlonsky, The University of Melbourne; Kerry Arabena, The University of Melbourne, and Robyn Mildon

We have an ever-increasing number of children and families facing complex challenges and we know next to nothing about who they are and how they are doing.

Children who undertook school-based sexual abuse prevention programs were more likely to know where to turn if they were harmed. from www.shutterstock.com.au

April 29, 2015

Programs to prevent child sexual abuse increase knowledge and skills but do they reduce risks?

Kerryann Walsh, Queensland University of Technology; Aron Shlonsky, The University of Melbourne; Karen Zwi, UNSW , and Susan Woolfenden, UNSW

A Cochrane review found school-based child sexual abuse prevention programs were moderately effective in arming children with knowledge and skills that may decrease the likelihood that they will be harmed.

Social workers can successfully work with most families that find themselves in trouble without taking their children away. Nadezhda1906/Flickr

October 31, 2014

Child protection: how to keep vulnerable kids with their families

Aron Shlonsky, The University of Melbourne and Robyn Mildon, Parenting Research Centre

After a long period of expansion in the number of children living in out-of-home care, most modern child protection systems around the world have been labouring to prevent such placements. Instead, they’re…

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