National Child Protection Week, 1-7 September 2024
- comms073
- Sep 1, 2024
- 1 min read
2024 theme: ‘Every conversation matters’
In 2024, the National Child Protection Week message that ‘Every child in every community needs a fair go’ will be complemented with the theme ‘Every conversation matters’.
Conversations are powerful tools to keep children and young people safe and well.
Conversations can help us understand issues, craft solutions, value community knowledge, and build the brains and social connections of children and young people.
Conversations between
…children and their caregivers matter (from the very earliest days)
…children and their peers matter
…families with teachers, doctors, and other professionals matter
…friends or neighbours matter
…decision-makers and the communities they serve matter.
And, of course, conversations in the public realm and media matter…
So this National Child Protection Week we invite you to speak up – and speak together – about what needs to change for every child in every community to have a fair go.
This theme provides a platform to:
...engage in important conversations,
...promote the value of conversations, and
...equip us to have conversations that keep kids safe.
National Child Protection Week is such an important reminder of how vital it is to support families and keep kids safe in every aspect of their lives. It’s great to see so many communities across Australia coming together to raise awareness and encourage positive change. Financial stability plays a big role in family wellbeing, and tools like the CCS estimator make it easier for parents to understand what childcare support they can access. By easing the stress of childcare costs, families can focus more on nurturing, protecting, and spending quality time with their little ones during these early years.