Appendix C: National Strategy theme overviews
Theme 1 – Awareness Raising, Education and Building Child Safe Cultures
Relevant long-term outcomes:
1. Everyone recognises and is empowered to act on systemic and direct risks to child safety.
Relevant indicators and measures:
Indicator 5: Increased awareness and understanding of child sexual abuse and how to appropriately respond
Measures: 5a, 5b, 5c, 3c/5d and 3d/5e.
Indicator 6: Decrease in community attitudes that justify, minimise, excuse, hide or shift blame about child sexual abuse
Measures: 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f, 6g and 6h.
Indicator 10: Increased confidence in responding to child sexual abuse disclosures and increased receptiveness when victims and survivors speak out
Measures: 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 10f and 10g
Indicator 11: Increased confidence to respond to adult disclosures of child sexual abuse and increased receptiveness when adult victims and survivors speak out
Measures: 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 11g and 11h
Indicator 16: Improved awareness and understanding of what constitutes expected sexual development
Measures: 3a/16a and 16b
Indicator 23: Increase in availability of high-quality evidence to understand, prevent and respond to child sexual abuse
Measures: 23a and 23b
Relevant long-term outcomes:
1. Everyone recognises and is empowered to act on systemic and direct risks to child safety.
2. Children and young people are safe from child sexual abuse.
Relevant indicators and measures:
Headline indicator 1: Reduction in the incidence of child sexual abuse
Measures: 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d.
Headline indicator 3: Increase in protective factors against child sexual abuse victimisation
Measures: 3a/16a, 3b/8a/19b, 3c/5d, 3d/5e and 3e.
Indicator 7: Increase in appropriate information sharing and coordination between organisations for the best interests of the child
Measures: 7a, 7b and 7c.
Indicator 8: Increase in organisations implementing the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations
Measures: 3b/8a/19b, 8b, 8c, 8d, 8e and 8f.
Indicator 9: Increased confidence and trust in the systems and organisations responsible for responding to child sexual abuse
Measures: 9a, 9b, 9c and 9d.
Indicator 10: Increased confidence in responding to child sexual abuse disclosures and increased receptiveness when victims and survivors speak out
Measures: 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 10f and 10g.
Indicator 11: Increased confidence to respond to adult disclosures of child sexual abuse and increased receptiveness when adult victims and survivors speak out
Measures: 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 11g and 11h.
Indicator 19: Increased early identification of child sexual abuse and potential child sexual abuse and harmful sexual behaviours
Measures: 12b/19a, 3b/8a/19b, 19c and 19d.
Relevant long-term outcomes:
1. Everyone recognises and is empowered to act on systemic and direct risks to child safety.
5. Victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, including secondary victims, receive high-quality therapeutic responses and support at all stages of their life
6. Healthy sexual development and behaviours in children and young people are understood and supported.
Relevant indicators and measures:
Indicator 5: Increased awareness and understanding of child sexual abuse and how to appropriately respond
Measures: 5a, 5b, 5c, 3c/5d and 3d/5e.
Indicator 6: Decrease in community attitudes that justify, minimise, excuse, hide or shift blame about child sexual abuse
Measures: 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f, 6g and 6h.
Indicator 10: Increased confidence in responding to child sexual abuse disclosures and increased receptiveness when victims and survivors speak out
Measures: 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 10f and 10g.
Indicator 11: Increased confidence to respond to adult disclosures of child sexual abuse and increased receptiveness when adult victims and survivors speak out
Measures: 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 11g and 11h.
Indicator 12: Decrease in barriers to victims and survivors disclosing child sexual abuse
Measures: 12a, 12b/19a, 12c, 12d, 12e, 12f, 12g, 12h, 12i and 12j.
Indicator 16: Improved awareness and understanding of what constitutes expected sexual development
Measures: 3a/16a and 16b.
Relevant long-term outcomes:
2. Children and young people are safe from child sexual abuse.
3. Individuals are prevented from committing child sexual abuse.
Relevant indicators and measures:
Headline indicator 1: Reduction in the incidence of child sexual abuse
Measures: 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d.
Headline indicator 2: Reduction in the prevalence of child sexual abuse and related harms in Australia
Measures: 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e and 2f.
Headline Indicator 3: Increase in protective factors against child sexual abuse victimisation
Measures: 3a/16a, 3b/8a/19b, 3c/5d, 3d/5e and 3e.
Indicator 7: Increase in appropriate information sharing and coordination between organisations for the best interests of the child
Measures: 7a, 7b and 7c.
Indicator 8: Increase in organisations implementing the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations
Measures: 3b/8a/19b, 8b, 8c, 8d, 8e and 8f.
Indicator 12: Decrease in barriers to victims and survivors disclosing child sexual abuse
Measures: 12a, 12b/19a, 12c, 12d, 12e, 12f, 12e, 12f, 12e and 12f.
Indicator 19: Increased early identification of child sexual abuse and potential child sexual abuse and harmful sexual behaviours
Measures: 12b/19a, 3b/8a/19b, 19c and 19d.
Indicator 20: Increased barriers to showing and sharing child sexual abuse online
Measures: 20a and 20b.
Theme 2 – Supporting and Empowering Victims and Survivors
Relevant long-term outcomes:
1. Everyone recognises and is empowered to act on systemic and direct risks to child safety
5. Victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, including secondary victims, receive high-quality therapeutic responses and support at all stages of their life
Relevant indicators and measures:
Indicator 5: Increased awareness and understanding of child sexual abuse and how to appropriately respond
Measures: 5a, 5b, 5c, 3c/5d and 3d/5e.
Indicator 6: Decrease in community attitudes that justify, minimise, excuse, hide or shift blame about child sexual abuse
Measures: 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f, 6g and 6h.
Indicator 10: Increased confidence in responding to child sexual abuse disclosures and increased receptiveness when victims and survivors speak out
Measures: 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 10f and 10g.
Indicator 11: Increased confidence to respond to adult disclosures of child sexual abuse and increased receptiveness when adult victims and survivors speak out
Measures: 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 11g and 11h.
Indicator 12: Decrease in barriers to victims and survivors disclosing child sexual abuse
Measures: 12a, 12b/19a, 12c, 12d, 12e, 12f, 12g, 12h, 12i and 12j.
Indicator 13: Increased availability of high-quality services for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse
Measures: 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d, 13e, 13f and 13g.
Indicator 15: Increased availability of high-quality services and support for secondary victims of child sexual abuse
Measures: 15a and 15b.
Relevant long-term outcomes:
5. Victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, including secondary victims, receive high-quality therapeutic responses and support at all stages of their life
Relevant indicators and measures:
Headline indicator 4: Reduction in the impact of child sexual abuse and related harms in Australia
Measures: 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f, 4g, 4h, 4i and 4j.
Indicator 10: Increased confidence in responding to child sexual abuse disclosures and increased receptiveness when victims and survivors speak out
Measures: 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 10f and 10g.
Indicator 11: Increased confidence to respond to adult disclosures of child sexual abuse and increased receptiveness when adult victims and survivors speak out
Measures: 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 11g and 11h
Indicator 12: Decrease in barriers to victims and survivors disclosing child sexual abuse
Measures: 12a, 12b/19a, 12c, 12d, 12e, 12f, 12g, 12h, 12i and 12j.
Indicator 13: Increased availability of high-quality services for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse
Measures: 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d, 13e, 13f and 13g.
Indicator 15: Increased availability of high-quality services and support for secondary victims of child sexual abuse
Measures: 15a and 15b.
Indicator 24: The voices and experiences of priority groups inform policy
Measures: 24a and 24b.
Relevant long-term outcomes:
5. Victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, including secondary victims, receive high-quality therapeutic responses and support at all stages of their life
Relevant indicators and measures:
Indicator 6: Decrease in community attitudes that justify, minimise, excuse, hide or shift blame about child sexual abuse
Measures: 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f, 6g and 6h.
Indicator 8: Increase in organisations implementing the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations
Measures: 3b/8a/19b, 8b, 8c, 8d, 8e and 8f.
Indicator 9: Increased confidence and trust in the systems and organisations responsible for responding to child sexual abuse
Measures: 9a, 9b, 9c and 9d
Indicator 14: Improved legal responses to child sexual abuse
Measures: 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d and 14e.
Indicator 20: Increased barriers to showing and sharing child sexual abuse online
Measures: 20a and 20b.
Relevant long-term outcomes:
5. Victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, including secondary victims, receive high-quality therapeutic responses and support at all stages of their life
Relevant indicators and measures:
Headline indicator 4: Reduction in the impact of child sexual abuse and related harms in Australia
Measures: 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f, 4g, 4h, 4i and 4j.
Indicator 13: Increased availability of high-quality services for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse
Measures: 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d, 13e, 13f and 13g
Indicator 15: Increased availability of high-quality services and support for secondary victims of child sexual abuse
Measures: 15a and 15b
Relevant long-term outcomes:
1. Everyone recognises and is empowered to act on systemic and direct risks to child safety.
5. Victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, including secondary victims, receive high-quality therapeutic responses and support at all stages of their life.
Relevant indicators and measures:
Headline indicator 4: Reduction in the impact of child sexual abuse and related harms in Australia
Measures: 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f, 4g, 4h, 4i and 4j.
Indicator 8: Increase in organisations implementing the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations
Measures: 3b/8a/19b, 8b, 8c, 8d, 8e and 8f.
Indicator 9: Increased confidence and trust in the systems and organisations responsible for responding to child sexual abuse
Measures: 9a, 9b, 9c and 9d.
Indicator 13: Increased availability of high-quality services for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse
Measures: 13a, 13b, 13c, 3d, 13e, 13f and 13g.
Indicator 15: Increased availability of high-quality services and support for secondary victims of child sexual abuse
Measures: 15a and 15b.
Indicator 16: Improved awareness and understanding of what constitutes expected sexual development
Measures: 3a/16a and 16b.
Indicator 17: Increased availability of high-quality services for children and young people who have displayed concerning or harmful sexual behaviours
Measures: 17a, 17b, 17c and 17d.
Indicator 18: Improved workforce capability and capacity for responding to children and young people who have displayed concerning or harmful sexual behaviours
Measures: 18a, 18b and 18c.
Relevant long-term outcomes:
4. Everyone committing or enabling child sexual abuse is held accountable, and organisations engage in genuine processes to restore trust and safety.
5. Victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, including secondary victims, receive high-quality therapeutic responses and support at all stages of their life.
Relevant indicators and measures:
Headline indicator 4: Reduction in the impact of child sexual abuse and related harms in Australia
Measures: 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f, 4g, 4h, 4i and 4j.
Indicator 7: Increase in appropriate information sharing and coordination between organisations for the best interests of the child
Measures: 7a, 7b and 7c.
Indicator 9: Increased confidence and trust in the systems and organisations responsible for responding to child sexual abuse
Measures: 9a, 9b, 9c and 9d.
Indicator 13: Increased availability of high-quality services for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse
Measures: 13a, 13b, 13c, 3d, 13e, 13f and 13g.
Indicator 14: Improved legal responses to child sexual abuse
Measures: 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d and 14e.
Indicator 15: Increased availability of high-quality services and support for secondary victims of child sexual abuse
Measures: 15a and 15b.
Indicator 17: Increased availability of high-quality services for children and young people who have displayed concerning or harmful sexual behaviours
Measures: 17a, 17b, 17c and 17d.
Indicator 21: Improved availability of effective responses to child sexual abuse offenders or prospective perpetrators
Measures: 21a/22a, 21b and 21c/22c.
Theme 3: Enhancing national approaches to children who have displayed harmful sexual behaviours
Relevant long-term outcomes:
1. Everyone recognises and is empowered to act on systemic and direct risks to child safety.
2. Children and young people are safe from child sexual abuse.
6. Healthy sexual development and behaviours in children and young people are understood and supported.
Relevant indicators and measures:
Headline indicator 3: Increase in protective factors against child sexual abuse victimisation
Measures: 3a/16a, 3b/8a/19b, 3c/5d, 3d/5e and 3e.
Indicator 5: Increased awareness and understanding of child sexual abuse and how to appropriately respond
Measures: 5a, 5b, 5c, 3c/5d and 3d/5e.
Indicator 10: Increased confidence in responding to child sexual abuse disclosures and increased receptiveness when victims and survivors speak out
Measures: 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 10f and 10g.
Indicator 11: Increased confidence to respond to adult disclosures of child sexual abuse and increased receptiveness when adult victims and survivors speak out
Measures: 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 11g and 11h.
Indicator 16: Improved awareness and understanding of what constitutes expected sexual development
Measures: 3a/16a and 16b.
Indicator 18: Improved workforce capability and capacity for responding to children and young people who have displayed concerning or harmful sexual behaviours
Measures: 18a, 18b and 18c.
Relevant long-term outcomes:
6. Healthy sexual development and behaviours in children and young people are understood and supported
Relevant indicators and measures:
Headline indicator 1: Reduction in the incidence of child sexual abuse
Measures: 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d.
Indicator 9: Increased confidence and trust in the systems and organisations responsible for responding to child sexual abuse
Indicator 16: Improved awareness and understanding of what constitutes expected sexual development
Measures: 3a/16a and 16b.
Indicator 17: Increased availability of high-quality services for children and young people who have displayed concerning or harmful sexual behaviours
Measures: 17a, 17b, 17c and 17d
Indicator 18: Improved workforce capability and capacity for responding to children and young people who have displayed concerning or harmful sexual behaviours
Measures: 18a, 18b and 18c
Relevant long-term outcomes:
2. Children and young people are safe from child sexual abuse.
6. Healthy sexual development and behaviours in children and young people are understood and supported
Relevant indicators and measures:
Headline indicator 4: Reduction in the impact of child sexual abuse and related harms in Australia
Measures: 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f, 4g, 4h, 4i and 4j.
Indicator 9: Increased confidence and trust in the systems and organisations responsible for responding to child sexual abuse
Measures: 9a, 9b, 9c and 9d.
Indicator 10: Increased confidence in responding to child sexual abuse disclosures and increased receptiveness when victims and survivors speak out
Measures: 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 10f and 10g.
Indicator 14: Improved legal responses to child sexual abuse
Measures: 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d and 14e.
Indicator 17: Increased availability of high-quality services for children and young people who have displayed concerning or harmful sexual behaviours
Measures: 17a, 17b, 17c and 17d
Indicator 18: Improved workforce capability and capacity for responding to children and young people who have displayed concerning or harmful sexual behaviours
Measures: 18a, 18b and 18c.
Indicator 19: Increased early identification of child sexual abuse and potential child sexual abuse and harmful sexual behaviours
Measures: 12b/19a, 3b/8a/19b, 19c and 19d.
Theme 4: Offending prevention and intervention
Relevant long-term outcomes:
4. Everyone committing or enabling child sexual abuse is held accountable, and organisations engage in genuine processes to restore trust and safety.
5. Victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, including secondary victims, receive high-quality therapeutic responses and support at all stages of their life
Relevant indicators and measures:
Headline indicator 1: Reduction in the incidence of child sexual abuse
Measures: 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d.
Indicator 5: Increased awareness and understanding of child sexual abuse and how to appropriately respond
Measures: 5a, 5b, 5c, 3c/5d and 3d/5e.
Indicator 7: Increase in appropriate information sharing and coordination between organisations for the best interests of the child
Measures: 7a, 7b and 7c.
Indicator 8: Increase in organisations implementing the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations
Measures: 3b/8a/19b, 8b, 8c, 8d, 8e and 8f.
Indicator 10: Increased confidence in responding to child sexual abuse disclosures and increased receptiveness when victims and survivors speak out
Measures: 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 10f and 10g.
Indicator 11: Increased confidence to respond to adult disclosures of child sexual abuse and increased receptiveness when adult victims and survivors speak out
Measures: 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 11g and 11h.
Indicator 14: Improved legal responses to child sexual abuse
Measures: 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d and 14e.
Indicator 20: Increased barriers to showing and sharing child sexual abuse online
Measures: 20a and 20b.
Relevant long-term outcomes:
3. Individuals are prevented from committing child sexual abuse.
4. Everyone committing or enabling child sexual abuse is held accountable, and organisations engage in genuine processes to restore trust and safety.
Relevant indicators and measures:
Headline indicator 1: Reduction in the incidence of child sexual abuse
Measures: 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d.
Headline indicator 2: Reduction in the prevalence of child sexual abuse and related harms in Australia
Measures: 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e and 2f.
Indicator 7: Increase in appropriate information sharing and coordination between organisations for the best interests of the child
Measures: 7a, 7b and 7c.
Indicator 8: Increase in organisations implementing the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations
Measures: 3b/8a/19b, 8b, 8c, 8d, 8e and 8f.
Indicator 14: Improved legal responses to child sexual abuse
Measures: 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d and 14e.
Indicator 19: Increased early identification of child sexual abuse and potential child sexual abuse and harmful sexual behaviours
Measures: 12b/19a, 3b/8a/19b, 19c and 19d.
Indicator 21: Improved availability of effective responses to child sexual abuse offenders or prospective perpetrators
Measures: 21a/22a, 21b and 21c/22c.
Indicator 22: People who commit child sexual abuse take responsibility for their actions and behaviours
Measures: 21a/22a, 22b and 21c/22c.
Relevant long-term outcomes:
4. Everyone committing or enabling child sexual abuse is held accountable, and organisations engage in genuine processes to restore trust and safety.
5. Victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, including secondary victims, receive high-quality therapeutic responses and support at all stages of their life.
Relevant indicators and measures:
Headline indicator 1: Reduction in the incidence of child sexual abuse
Measures: 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d.
Headline indicator 2: Reduction in the prevalence of child sexual abuse and related harms in Australia
Measures: 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e and 2f.
Indicator 14: Improved legal responses to child sexual abuse
Measures: 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d and 14e.
Indicator 19: Increased early identification of child sexual abuse and potential child sexual abuse and harmful sexual behaviours
Measures: 12b/19a, 3b/8a/19b, 19c and 19d.
Indicator 20: Increased barriers to showing and sharing child sexual abuse online
Measures: 20a and 20b.
Indicator 24: The voices and experiences of priority groups inform policy
Measures: 24a and 24b.
Relevant long-term outcomes:
3. Individuals are prevented from committing child sexual abuse.
4. Everyone committing or enabling child sexual abuse is held accountable, and organisations engage in genuine processes to restore trust and safety.
Relevant indicators and measures:
Headline indicator 1: Reduction in the incidence of child sexual abuse
Measures: 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d.
Indicator 21: Improved availability of effective responses to child sexual abuse offenders or prospective perpetrators
Measures: 21a/22a, 21b and 21c/22c.
Indicator 22: People who commit child sexual abuse take responsibility for their actions and behaviours
Measures: 21a/22a, 22b and 21c/22c.
Theme 5: Improving the evidence base
Relevant long-term outcomes:
1. Everyone recognises and is empowered to act on systemic and direct risks to child safety.
Relevant indicators and measures:
Headline indicator 1: Reduction in the incidence of child sexual abuse
Measures: 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d.
Headline indicator 2: Reduction in the prevalence of child sexual abuse and related harms in Australia
Measures: 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e and 2f.
Indicator 5: Increased awareness and understanding of child sexual abuse and how to appropriately respond
Measures: 5a, 5b, 5c, 3c/5d and 3d/5e.
Indicator 7: Increase in appropriate information sharing and coordination between organisations for the best interests of the child
Measures: 7a, 7b and 7c.
Indicator 23: Increase in availability of high-quality evidence to understand, prevent and respond to child sexual abuse
Measures: 23a and 23b.
Indicator 24: The voices and experiences of priority groups inform policy
Measures: 24a and 24b.
Relevant long-term outcomes:
3. Individuals are prevented from committing child sexual abuse.
4. Everyone committing or enabling child sexual abuse is held accountable, and organisations engage in genuine processes to restore trust and safety.
5. Victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, including secondary victims, receive high-quality therapeutic responses and support at all stages of their life.
6. Healthy sexual development and behaviours in children and young people are understood and supported.
Relevant indicators and measures:
Headline indicator 4: Reduction in the impact of child sexual abuse and related harms in Australia
Measures: 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f, 4g, 4h, 4i and 4j.
Indicator 5: Increased awareness and understanding of child sexual abuse and how to appropriately respond
Measures: 5a, 5b, 5c, 3c/5d and 3d/5e.
Indicator 7: Increase in appropriate information sharing and coordination between organisations for the best interests of the child
Measures: 7a, 7b and 7c.
Indicator 19: Increased early identification of child sexual abuse and potential child sexual abuse and harmful sexual behaviours
Measures: 12b/19a, 3b/8a/19b, 19c and 19d.
Indicator 23: Increase in availability of high-quality evidence to understand, prevent and respond to child sexual abuse
Measures: 23a and 23b.
Indicator 24: The voices and experiences of priority groups inform policy
Measures: 24a and 24b.