| There were 195,387 Children aged up to 17 years who were the subject of one or more child abuse or neglect allegations, a rate of 39 notifications per 1000 children. (Australia’s Welfare Report 2009) |
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Student Care Welfare Queensland Inc. is reaching out to kids in refuges who are in need of support. Helen Whittan of Ozcare says: 'Student Care Welfare Queensland Inc. offers counselling and programs tailor-made to children offering expert professional support. The level of service they provide to the children at the Refuge is invaluable. Ozcare can only hope that funding of this amazing service continues as, should the service falter, it would only be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the children at the Refuge and all the other facilities they service.' |