Child Sexual Abuse & Harmful Sexual Behaviours National Conference 2024

Early Bird Registration now open! Register now for discounted access.

Join Kids First Australia as we commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Child Sexual Abuse & Harmful Sexual Behaviours National Conference.

We're honoured to announce that Grace Tame will join us for a plenary session on day 2 of #CSACON2024.

Grace is a survivor of child sexual abuse, author, columnist, campaigner and advocate for fellow survivors. She is the Founder of The Grace Tame Foundation (GTF), a not-for-profit organisation which creates and funds initiatives to prevent, disrupt and respond to child sexual abuse.

Grace is a survivor of child sexual abuse, author, columnist, campaigner and advocate for fellow survivors. She is the Founder of The Grace Tame Foundation (GTF), a not-for-profit organisation which creates and funds initiatives to prevent, disrupt and respond to child sexual abuse.

For her contribution to legal reforms that allow child sexual abuse survivors to tell their own stories publicly, Grace was named the 2021 Australian of the Year.

Joining Grace at CSACON2024 will be researchers, practitioners, policymakers and those with lived experience from across Australia.

Places are extremely limited. Register by July 31st for Early Bird savings of up to $200.

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30 years ago, Kids First Australia – then known as the Children's Protection Society – held its inaugural conference on child sexual abuse. Seen as controversial at the time, this bold step began our journey of leading best practice, community-building, and knowledge-sharing.

Much has changed in three decades. The landmark Australian Childhood Maltreatment Study (ACMS) has shown the high levels of sexual abuse experienced by children and young people, estimating that around 1 in 4 (28.5%) Australians aged 16 years and over have experienced child sexual abuse.

These estimates are conservative as they do not include online forms of child sexual abuse. The Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation reports that online forms of child sexual abuse have grown exponentially over recent years.

We invite you to join us over two days as we bring together researchers, practitioners, public servants, and those with lived experience to share the nation's latest approaches, policy developments, and emerging ideas from across the child sexual abuse and harmful sexual behaviours space.

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