Kōrero: Child abuse

Never shake a baby

Poster of young Māori man holding a baby with text written in right-hand corner.

Government agencies Plunket and Barnardos launched the ‘Never shake a baby’ campaign in 2009. Posters and television and radio ads educated parents and caregivers about the terrible potential consequences of shaking a baby. They told people what to do when a baby would not stop crying, and where to seek help.

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Bronwyn Dalley, 'Child abuse - Community responses to child abuse', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/ephemera/30573/never-shake-a-baby (accessed 30 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Bronwyn Dalley, i tāngia i te 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 7 Jan 2024