The Tasmanian Government has committed to developing a strategy and action plan to better prevent, identify and respond to child sexual abuse. In support of the draft strategy, the TPE produced two reports – one a comparative review of child sexual abuse definitions and the other, a comparative review of strategies tackling child sexual abuse. Both reports were intended as practical documents that could assist Tasmania’s policymakers in their crucial task of protecting the state’s children and young people.
Click here for more information about the Tasmanian Government’s Change for Children Strategy and Action Plan.
In 2020, the TPE was commissioned to evaluate the Strong Families, Safe Kids reforms, intended to situate child safety within a broader landscape of child wellbeing, supporting earlier intervention and promoting shared responsibility for child wellbeing and safety. The evaluation found that some parts of the reforms were more progressed than others and recommended continued and increased cross-agency and cross-sector engagement.
For more information on Strong Families, Safe Kids, including how to contact the Advice and Referral Line, click here.