Archive for December, 2009

In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 20 November 2009, UNICEF is dedicating a special edition of its flagship publication The …

Letter to the Editor published in Medical Journal of Australia (Volume 191, Number 9, November 2009).
Authors: Zoe M Poiner, Michael D Kerr, Belinda A Wallis and Roy M Kimble
Link to letter (permission …

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released a new report today:
 
Australia’s mothers and babies 2007
Australia’s mothers and babies 2007 is the 17th report providing information on births in …

Text from the Executive Summary:
Save the Chidlren Australia undertook a literature review of national reports on newborn and child survival in Australia in order to examine the causes of deaths of …

Save the Children Australia’s media release summary:
Save the Children urges the Australian Government to reduce child mortality in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities by two-thirds within the next six …

Link to Report:
Views of Young People in Residential Care 2009

Information from their website:
“Snapshot 2009, the seventh in the Commission’s Snapshot series, draws together data from a wide range of sources to compile an up-to-date picture of the safety …

Information from their website:
“The NSW Child Death Review Team provides information about child deaths and aims to prevent or reduce the number of deaths of children in NSW from birth …

Information from their website:
“In September 2008, the Premier launched Toward Q2: Tomorrow’s Queensland.
This policy articulates a new vision for the future of Queensland, including five ambitions and 10 targets to …