Eric Bana appeared completely unaffected by his A-grade actor status as he lunched with a group of Australian Childhood Foundation supporters recently at the Sofitel Melbourne On Collins’ No35 restaurant.
In his role as new Ambassador, Australian, and now international, actor Liam Hemsworth today launched the Foundation's, Childhood Hero Appeal at the Mitcham Centre for Children.
The first statewide specialist therapeutic intervention service for children and young people suffering the trauma of abuse and neglect has been opened in Tasmania.
A national apology may one day be due to the children of today .
A national apology may one day be due to the children of today
Invisible campaign relaunched demanding community action to stop child abuse and neglect.
Groundbreaking study uncovers high level of child abuse and neglect in Australia.
Australian Childhood Foundation and other child protection advocates call for an independent judicial inquiry into the Victorian child proteciton system.
Over the past seven years, the number of reported cases of child abuse and neglect has almost tripled in Australia. In 1999-2000, there were 107,134 reports.
In 2007-2008, there were 55 120 substantiated cases of child abuse nationally.
In 2007-2008, 34 279 children required court action in order to ensure their protection from abuse and neglect.
Last year there were more than 872 new reports of child abuse per day. That equates to one child reported abused or neglected every two minutes.
The number of referrals to the Australian Childhood Foundation has increased by 20 per cent during the 2008/2009 Financial Year.
