One of Child Wise’s central roles is to provide immediate information, support, counselling and advice to help people deal with concerns relating to child sexual abuse and exploitation. Individuals who are in contact with children often aren’t sure how to identify indicators of abuse, or who to turn to for help. The Child Wise National Child Abuse Prevention Program consists of direct support, counselling, education, advocacy, participatory training, capacity building and research on child abuse issues in Australia.

Child Wise are currently providing the following services through the National Child Abuse Prevention Program:

• Direct counselling and support to parents, carers, teachers, child care workers, victims and the broader community through the Child Wise National Child Abuse Prevention Helpline;
• Training children, parents/carers, communities and those working with children to employ protective behaviours/personal safety strategies to help children to “speak up” and report abuse;
• Training organisations to keep children safe whilst in their care;
• Providing Train the Trainer programs to communities in order to build their capacity and sustainability;
• Raising awareness in vulnerable communities across Australia, especially indigenous communities;
• Advocating for change in child protection policies and legislation to strengthen the protection of children from sexual abuse and exploitation; and
• Conducting research into emerging sexual abuse trends and new risks to children to establish best practices for tackling child protection issues.

To learn more about how to contact the National Child Abuse Prevention Helpline click here
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