Key Issues

The Ministerial Advisory Council on Child Protection commission reports on and respond to a range of key issues. More information on recent key issues can be found below.

"Caring Well - Protecting Well" Investing in Systemic response to protect children in WA

In December 2003 the Ministerial Advisory Council on Child Protection commissioned a major research project aimed at contributing to the ongoing debate about the well-being, protection and care of the children of Western Australia. The council received the Report of the research in June 2004....

"Raising the voices of children and young people above the noise"

this is the title of a paper presented at a series of seminars co-sponsored by the Council during Child Protection Week 2006 by Ms Gwenn Murray, a child protection expert from Queensland and the author of the report "A Duty of Care to children and young people in Western Australia (2005)....

Child Death Review Register and Review Teams

In December 2000 the Child Protection Council commissioned a report on a Child Death Review Register and Review Teams for Western Australia. This report is currently being reviewed under the auspices of the Advisory Council on the Prevention of Deaths of Children and Young People. See the original report......

Child Protection Training Report

In December 2004 the Council commissioned research to scope the range of training that supports the child protection system in WA.The research was undertaken by Mr Colin Penter of Matrix Consulting Group; Ms Rosemary Cant of Social Systems and Evaluation and Dr Brenda Clare of UWA Discipline of Social Work and Social Policy....

Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse

In 2002 the Ministerial Advisory Council on Child Protection WA commissioned a report “Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse: Evidence and Options”. The report is an analysis of the evidence that exists to support or otherwise, mandatory reporting as an optional mechanism for addressing child abuse in Western Australia....

Myths and Realities: Sharing Information between agencies to enhance the safety of children and young people

In June 2005 the Council commissioned Rosemary Cant of Social Systems and Evaluation to undertake a survey to identify the barriers to reporting and/or information sharing by signatories to the Interagency Child Protection Procedures and other members of the community....

Parental Responsibility Order

In 2004 the State Government's Office of Crime Prevention published a discussion paper inviting community comment on a proposal to introduce Parental Responsibility Orders in Western Australia. The original discussion paper and the government's final paper are available online For the latest information about the ParentSupport Program - a new service that will provide one to one counselling, par...

Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign

Shaken Baby Syndrome is a term used to describe the damage caused when a baby is shaken. Why would anyone shake a baby?
A parent or carer may shake a baby when they feel frustrated and distressed from trying to settle a crying baby. All babies cry and this is normal, but constant crying can be very frustrating and confusing. Read more about Shaken Baby Syndrome....