About 67 per cent of reported incidents of sexual abuse of children in care involve those in residential care, the Child Safety Commission of Inquiry has found. The inquiry’s final report, From Pressure to Purpose: Reforming Child Protection in Queensland, was released by the State Government today. Other key findings from the report include a...Read More

More than two-thirds of child sexual abuse victims were in state residential care when the crimes happened, an inquiry into a state’s “broken” child protection system has found. The number of children and young people in Queensland’s residential care more than tripled in a decade, the Child Safety Commission of Inquiry final report revealed. “Our...Read More

A Utah teenager narrowly survived horrifying injuries he sustained while attempting a dangerous TikTok trend known as “couch surfing,” earlier this month, according to a report. Levi Teemant, 16, was placed in an induced coma after suffering a fracture skull, traumatic brain injuries and other severe wounds from a failed attempt at the viral stunt,...Read More

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) – Lufkin City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday night to ban registered sex offenders – whose victims were under the age of 17 – from living within 1,000 feet of schools, parks, churches, childcare facilities, homeowner association pools, public pools, and youth rehabilitation centers. Lufkin currently has 103 registered sex offenders living within...Read More

Children under the age of five will be removed from residential care in Queensland, the child safety minister says, following a major inquiry. The state’s Commission of Inquiry into Child Safety made 52 recommendations to the government to address what it called serious failures. The inquiry was announced by the state government last year to...Read More

The Northern Territory’s most senior female lawyer has invoked the case of Yuendumu teenager Kumanjayi Walker to back the Finocchiaro Government’s controversial proposed child safety reforms. As debate rages over the proposed changes to child protection laws, barrister Sally Gearin has argued that child safety must take precedence over cultural placement considerations, saying vulnerable Aboriginal...Read More

ITANAGAR, Jun 02:  Women Police Station (WPS) heree conducted an awareness on Emergency Response Support System (ERSS-112), provisions of new criminal laws, and women and child safety at Niti ViharGovt middle schoole here on Tuesday to educate students. The session focused on personal safety, including awareness on “good touch and...Read More

Key Takeaways: Lawmakers introduced nearly 300 state children’s online safety laws this year, targeting how companies collect data from minors and expose them to harmful content, predatory behavior, and addictive features. Recent jury verdicts against Meta and Google have added momentum to this legislative push. Twenty-six states now require age verification to restrict minors’ access...Read More

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico state prosecutors are seeking fundamental changes to Meta’s social media apps and algorithms to safeguard children in the second phase of a landmark trial on allegations that platforms such as Instagram have created a public safety hazard. Opening statements began Monday in the three-week bench trial to decide...Read More

During Child Safety Week, which runs from 1 to 7 June, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging families to implement simple, practical measures to help maintain child safety within the home. The annual campaign highlights how small, everyday actions can make a meaningful difference in cutting down the risk of accidents, particularly for younger...Read More