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Promoting the safety and wellbeing of children
 
   
   
   

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OCSC Publications and media


Great Expectations
(3.38Mb, pdf)
Supporting children and young people in out-=of-home care to achieve at school

Training resource - Powerpoint presentation (346Kb)

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Calmer classrooms (247Kb, pdf)
A guide to working with traumatised children

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Charter for children in out-of-home care (102k, pdf)

A double-sided A4 reference check list which describes the basic rights of children living in out-of-home care

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Annual report 2007(2,714k, pdf)


The Annual Report from the Office of the Child Safety Commissioner

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Proper care when you're not there
(285k, pdf)
Things to think about when selecting a safe babysitter for your child.

A double-sided A4 tip sheet

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Proper care when you're not there (281k, pdf)
Things to think about when selecting a safe baby22 July, 2008ass="smaller purple_text">A small booklet for those people who would like more information than the A4 tip sheet

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What the babysitter needs to know (order fridge magnet and notepad online)

This easy to use fridge magnet and attached notepad assists parents to pass on key information about their child to the baby sitter

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Annual report 2006 (782k, pdf)

The inaugural Annual Report from the Office of the Child Safety Commissioner

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A guide for creating a child-safe organisation (3.4mb, pdf)

All children have the right to feel safe and to be safe all of the time. This guide builds on the national framework, Creating Safe Environments for Children...

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Information for parents - Things to look at when selecting child-safe activities or services for your child (1.5mb, pdf)

Entrusting the care of your child to someone else is a big step. This booklet raises some of the key child safety issues that may assist you to decide how childsafe an activity, service or organisation is.

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Strategic plan 2006-2007 (737k, pdf)

A substantial plan of activity that includes major projects and ongoing work relevant to our core functions.

 

neglect publication

Effective responses to chronic neglect (291k, pdf)

There is now overwhelming evidence to indicate that chronic neglect has a range of harmful consequences for early childhood development. Its effects are cumulative and permanent.

sids publication

Tackling SIDS— a community responsibility (358k, pdf)

In recent years, increased public awareness of risk factors has greatly reduced the number of SIDS deaths in the general population; however, some parents are particularly hard to reach using mainstream health promotion methods.

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