THE HON MARK DREYFUS KC MP
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
CABINET SECRETARY
MEMBER FOR ISAACS
Second Implementation Update on the National Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse
Today I have released the Second Annual Report on the progress made by governments under the National Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse 2021—2030 (National Strategy).
The report is being released on the seventh anniversary of the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse in 2017.
All Australian governments are collaborating on the implementation of the National Strategy which responds to nearly 100 recommendations of the Royal Commission’s Final Report.
The National Strategy extends beyond the Royal Commission to prevent and better respond to child sexual abuse in all settings, including in the home, online and within organisations.
In June 2024, the National Strategy Monitoring and Evaluation Framework was released. The Framework will be central to the transparent and accountable implementation of the National Strategy.
The Australian Government launched a range of education and awareness raising resources in 2024, including ‘My superhero voice’, a multilingual children’s storybook which promotes safety and consent conversations and ‘The Shadows of the Web – Protecting our children in the digital world’, a documentary about the threat of online child sexual abuse. These resources raise awareness about the important role we all play in preventing child sexual abuse.
We honour the contributions of the National Strategy priority groups, including children and young people, and victims and survivors of child sexual abuse and their advocates, to this work.
Every child and young person has the right to be safe from child sexual abuse. Working together we can prevent child sexual abuse and better support those who have already experienced it.
For more information on the Australian Government’s implementation of the National Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse 2021-2030 and resources to help keep children safe, visit ChildSafety.gov.au.
Support is available. For 24/7 support you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14; call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732, chat online via www.1800RESPECT.org.au, or text 0458 737 732; or call 13YARN (13 92 76) for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander crisis support. Bravehearts supports anyone seeking advice or help related to child sexual abuse, and is available Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm. Blue Knot Foundation provides support and information to adult survivors of childhood trauma including child sexual abuse, their families and friends, and is available Monday-Sunday 9am-5pm. Visit ChildSafety.gov.au/get-support for a dedicated list of support services.
Monday, 16 December 2024
