National Office for Child Safety
Impact of child sexual abuse
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (Royal Commission) uncovered the hidden nature, complex causes and significant impacts of child sexual abuse in institutions in Australia. During the Royal Commission's private sessions, victims and survivors reported 3 main impacts of institutional child sexual abuse:
95
%
Mental health
67
%
Relationships
56
%
Education and finances
Latest updates
Applications are now open on GrantConnect for a grant opportunity for services working with victims and survivors of child sexual abuse and/or services working with children who have displayed harmful sexual behaviours.
An Expression of Interest to engage a service provider to deliver a national information and referral service to assist victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, practitioners and the general public to navigate the service system and access help and information, is now open on AusTender.
The practice guide provides evidence-based information and resources to help shape how workers and organisations respond to victims and survivors of child sexual abuse of all ages.
The consultation summaries provide a summary of feedback we heard from government and non-government stakeholders about the design and delivery of a national point of referral to assist victims, survivors and the community looking for information and support.