AUSTRALIA
The Age
Paul McDonald
March 1, 2012
Opinion
Improvements to child protection will not come cheaply but must be made.
THE figures are staggering: over the past 10 years, reports of child abuse and neglect in Victoria have risen by 45 per cent. Families under-capable and over-stressed, children traumatised by family violence, addictions creating chaotic routines for babies and erratic relationships have resulted in a stretched and struggling system.
There has been no shortage of reviews in this policy area: one every three years on average over the past three decades.
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