Up to 1,442 children were the subject of a substantiation of abuse in care in 2020-21, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) released on Friday. The report, called Safety of children in care 2020-21, revealed a harrowing snapshot of child abuse in Australia’s out-of-home care system for the first…
Rampant Online Child Abuse Spurs Calls for Big Tech to ID Users on Sign-Up
Growing cases of child sexual abuse material being distributed online are prompting calls to crack down on perpetrators by removing the veil of anonymity users have when signing up to social media accounts. In an inquiry into the capability of law enforcement to tackle child exploitation, Uniting Church senior social justice advocate Mark Zirnsak said…
The Erasure of Women’s Abuse of Children is hurting Australian Children
Commentary For the last quarter-century, our official Australian statisticians have been refusing to publish data on the gender of perpetrators of child abuse—information vital to child protection. The reason is simple. Our once world-leading reforms to family law encouraging shared parenting have been very effectively derailed by claims this puts youngsters at risk through exposing…
The Erasure of Women’s Abuse of Children Is Hurting Australian Kids
Commentary For the last quarter-century, our official Australian statisticians have been refusing to publish data on the gender of perpetrators of child abuse—information vital to child protection. The reason is simple. Our once world-leading reforms to family law encouraging shared parenting have been very effectively derailed by claims this puts youngsters at risk through exposing…
Erasing Women’s Abuse of Children Is Hurting Australian Kids
Commentary For the last quarter-century, our official Australian statisticians have been refusing to publish data on the gender of perpetrators of child abuse—information vital to child protection. The reason is simple. Our once world-leading reforms to family law encouraging shared parenting have been very effectively derailed by claims this puts youngsters at risk through exposing…
DOJ Launches Probe of Alleged Child Abuse at Texas Juvenile Detention Centers
The Department of Justice on Oct. 13 announced the launch of a statewide investigation into allegations of physical and sexual abuse of children at five correctional centers run by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. “Our investigation will focus on whether there is a pattern or practice of physical or sexual abuse of children in Texas’s…
More Children Died From Abuse Than COVID-19 in 2020 in Pennsylvania
Amid school closures, cancelled holidays, and compulsory mask wearing, 2020 was a difficult year for children, but none more so than for those who lived in abusive homes. A recently released annual child abuse report from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services showed that in 2020, the state registered a 43 percent increase in child…
Live Q&A: Apple Begins Scanning Photos From All iPhones; US Warns of China’s Growing Nuke Arsenal
Apple will begin scanning photos from all iPhones in an effort it says is to combat child abuse. And in other news, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently warned about the rapid growth of China’s nuclear weapons arsenal. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp, we’ll discuss these stories and others, and…
Boy Who Was Among ‘One of the Worst Child Abuse Cases’ Survives, Now Attends School
When a passerby found a young boy lying on the street last year abandoned and emaciated, he assumed the boy was dead. However, the lone boy was still breathing. The passerby then posted photos on social media and a local NGO rushed to the site to help. Arriving in the nick of time, the NGO,…
Prevalent Child Abuse Across Schools in China Refutes CCP Propaganda
Commentary In line with the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) preparations to celebrate its 100th anniversary, Chinese schools and kindergartens are carrying out various “thank the Party” activities, including one themed “grateful to the Party for giving me a good environment to grow.” However, child abuse and injuries in kindergartens have been widely exposed across China….
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