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Story: Child abuse

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Rates of child abuse

  3. High-profile child-abuse cases

  4. State action on child abuse

  5. Community responses to child abuse

  6. Understanding child abuse

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Rates of child abuse

Death through abuse

Death through abuse

Deaths of children through maltreatment, 1948–2014

Deaths of children through maltreatment, 1948–2014 (1st of 2)

Child maltreatment deaths in developed countries

Child maltreatment deaths in developed countries (2nd of 2)

Child, Youth and Family notifications, investigations and confirmations, 2003–2015

Child, Youth and Family notifications, investigations and confirmations, 2003–2015

From page 2 - High-profile child-abuse cases

Baby C

Baby C

Christchurch Civic Creche

Christchurch Civic Creche

Iris Davidson

Iris Davidson

Cartoon about child abuse, 2000

Cartoon about child abuse, 2000

Online safety agreement

Online safety agreement

From page 3 - State action on child abuse

Court powers

Court powers

Health camps

Health camps

Social workers

Social workers

From page 4 - Community responses to child abuse

Amokura Family Violence Prevention project

Amokura Family Violence Prevention project

Barnardos parent helpline

Barnardos parent helpline

Never shake a baby

Never shake a baby

Life sentence

Life sentence

From page 5 - Understanding child abuse

Dirty children

Dirty children

Speaking out

Speaking out

Dr Patrick Kelly

Dr Patrick Kelly

Child abuse – a personal story

Child abuse – a personal story

How to cite this page:

Bronwyn Dalley, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/child-abuse/media (accessed 3 February 2023)

Story by Bronwyn Dalley, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 11 Apr 2018

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