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NAPCAN is excited to announce the 2022 release of the new Love Bites manual. The manual looks different and has many small improvements and changes, with general updates across most of the program activities and resources. For an overview of the changes download the Love Bites New Release PDF. Do I need to use the…

What’s a cup of tea got to do with protecting children?  Protecting children is about many things.  It’s about making sure that families have the economic, physical and emotional support they need to provide children with what they need to thrive.  It’s also about making sure that we all have the social supports that we…

Thanks to generous funding from Run Against Violence, Round Two of the Love Bites RAV/NAPCAN Grants are now open. The aim of the grants is to help the Love Bites program reach as many young people as possible, particularly in areas of high need. We know that the cost of training facilitators can be a…

    WATCH WEBINAR RECORDING  DOWNLOAD RESOURCE SHEET   The many faces of prevention – putting a stop to domestic and family violence before it starts   Thursday 9 December 10.30am – 12.00pm AEDT (9.30-11.00am AEST)   Despite increasing public awareness, not enough has changed in regard to the prevention of domestic and family violence…

During Children’s Week, NAPCAN launched their revised United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child poster. The poster is designed to appeal to children and young people and has been designed to be used alongside NAPCAN’s new community protective behaviours program Safer Communities for Children. Download the new poster here.  

Friday 5 November 2021  3pm – 4pm ACST, 3.30pm – 4.30pm AEST, 4.30pm – 5.30pm AEDT RECORDING AVAILABLE HERE WEBINAR RESOURCE SHEET Children and young people thrive when they have the opportunity to fully participate in their community and broader society. In the webinar, NAPCAN showcased three projects that are elevating the voices of children…

In this webinar from 18 October we hear more about poverty from the perspective of children, and how we can work together to keep children and families safe from poverty, with: Prof Sharon Bessell from the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australia National University, who will share her fascinating research into child poverty (based largely…

Now is your chance to register for the Coffs Harbour BALL AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 3×3 Tournament in order to raise funds for the Warrina Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Services. Warrina provides a range of services across the Coffs Harbour, Bellingen and Nambucca local government areas and the Mid-North Coast district for women and their…

Free Webinar Keeping Children Safe from Poverty  Monday 18 October 2021 Register now! Children can thrive and be healthy when they have what they need to develop well. To treat all of Australia’s children fairly, we need to ensure every family has enough money to cover the basics and a secure roof over their heads….

Each year our stakeholders tell us that they enjoy having children’s activities to support their promotion of National Child Protection Week. This year we have some great options to help support the theme that “Every child, in every community, needs a fair go”:  Children’s Activity Booklet, which aims to start conversations with children and families,…