News coverage from Southern Cross Television of Minister Lin Thorp opening the new Tasmanian branch office of the Australian Childhood Foundation on the 8th December, 2009.
In 2007-2008, 34 279 children required court action in order to ensure their protection from abuse and neglect.
Over the past seven years, the number of reported cases of child abuse and neglect has almost tripled in Australia. In 1999-2000, there were 107,134 reports.
The number of children living away from their family for their own protection has almost tripled from 13 979 in 1996 to 31 166 in 2008.
The number of referrals to the Australian Childhood Foundation has increased by 20 per cent during the 2008/2009 Financial Year.
