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Camp sexual assault on children could have been avoided
Monday, 26 September 2011, 5:37 pm | Child Matters
Last week the public heard about an Eastern Bay of Plenty camp where eight schoolgirls were sexually assaulted by Mathew Everson, a convicted rapist who worked at the camp. Justice Lang permanently suppressed the name of the school and the venue of the camp ... More >>
Childsafe tool to help organisations protect children
Thursday, 22 September 2011, 11:14 am | Child Matters
“Organisations who work with children should stop talking and get serious about keeping these children safe,” says Anthea Simcock, Chief Executive of Child Matters . “There are still many child focused agencies who need to improve practices and ... More >>
Specialist training is the key to stopping child abuse
Wednesday, 29 June 2011, 1:46 pm | Child Matters
Child abuse prevention organisation, Child Matters, supports comments by Dr Patrick Kelly at the Kahui inquest about health professionals still not being sufficiently trained to pick up child abuse. In fact, Child Matters strongly believes that a lack ... More >>
Ignorance is Bliss When It Comes to Child Abuse
Monday, 13 June 2011, 5:13 pm | Child Matters
Child abuse prevention organisation, Child Matters, believes a recent survey by Research New Zealand into the causes of child abuse has some very ‘telling’ results. More >>
Kiwis urged to take action against child abuse
Monday, 30 May 2011, 10:13 am | Child Matters
New Zealanders urged to ‘just do one thing’ to take action against child abuse Child abuse prevention organisation, Child Matters, today launched the booklet, How Can I Tell? – an educational resource available to the public to help people know ... More >>
We must step in to stop child tragedies
Wednesday, 27 April 2011, 2:40 pm | Child Matters
Child Abuse Prevention agency, Child Matters, is distressed to hear reports of three children being admitted to Waikato hospital yesterday for non-accidental injuries. Among these was a 6 month old girl from Ngaruawahia, hospitalised with critical injuries, ... More >>
Child abuse prevention agency welcomes changes to Bill
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 10:26 am | Child Matters
Anthea Simcock, CEO of Child Matters, New Zealands child abuse prevention specialists, is welcoming changes announced by Justice Minister Simon Power in a new Bill tabled in Parliament yesterday. The changes address family accountability in protecting ... More >>
How much longer can New Zealanders turn a blind eye?
Tuesday, 21 December 2010, 10:55 am | Child Matters
Over the weekend we heard of the horrific torture of a nine year old girl. Now it is only Tuesday and we hear of a 5 year old girl whos life has been taken. As yet the details of what this poor child endured before her untimely death has not come ... More >>
Tortured Girl Failed by Many
Monday, 20 December 2010, 10:36 am | Child Matters
The torture of a 9-year old Waitakere girl has raised the anger and disgust of the nation over the weekend. Anthea Simcock, CEO of Child Matters said that “Many with whom I spoke talked of the difficulty they had simply to read about what happened ... More >>
Tortured Girl Failed by Many
Monday, 20 December 2010, 10:35 am | Child Matters
The torture of a 9-year old Waitakere girl has raised the anger and disgust of the nation over the weekend. More >>
