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Murder charge against 12-year-old Melbourne girl exposes ‘profound’ child protection failures, report finds

Children’s commissioner says child, whose charges were later dropped, had ‘significant’ trauma and was sexually exploited

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State repeatedly failed girl, 12, before murder charge

A troubled 12-year-old girl's treatment before she was charged over a deadly Melbourne stabbing has been slammed by Victoria's children commissioner.

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Kathryn Joy was raised by the man who killed their mother. Now they want answers

Kathryn Joy was a baby when their father shot their mother in the family home. Now they are trying to piece together who Carolyn Stuckey was – and why the system let them down

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Failure to learn from ‘African gangs’ furore puts community at risk, Victoria’s children’s commissioner says

Amid claims of a growing crime wave, Liana Buchanan says the government must work harder to identify the causes of offending

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'Stark and shameful' education disparities exposed

Victoria is failing to meet the needs of young people in care with a new report exposing poor education outcomes, racism along with other major concerns.

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Prison Officers Used A Spit Hood On An Aboriginal Teenager In Act Of ‘Psychological Torture’

Spit hoods pose significant risks of injury and death.

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‘Terrifying’: Victorian prison officers put spit hood on a child held at an adult facility

Commission for Children and Young People says hood used despite no prior spitting incidents

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Victoria to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12, youth advocates push for 14

Victoria will raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to a 12 — but advocates saying a raise to age 14 is urgently needed to improve outcomes for children.

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Child sexual exploitation rife in Vic residential care

New data shows vulnerable children in Victoria's residential care system are continuing to be harmed by sexual exploitation.

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Abuse survivors complain of being shut out of church hearing into former governor-general Peter Hollingworth

Victim-survivors of church abuse say they were not given the opportunity to attend an Anglican Church hearing which will decide whether former governor-general Peter Hollingworth is stripped of his holy orders.

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Abuse on the rise in Vic youth systems

Physical abuse and sexual exploitation incidents are rising across Victoria's child protection and youth justice systems, a new government report reveals.

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‘Dying is normal in this jail’: teenager held in Port Phillip prison for four months

Sentencing judge feared that the life of young man held in an adult prison and not offered rehabilitation would become ‘a disaster’

The Guardian - AU

Children in out-of-home care are less likely to finish school. Victoria is launching an inquiry to understand why

Children have reported schools making them feel as if they were too much trouble, and of stigma and bullying

The Guardian - AU

‘Young people are invisible’: family violence survivors falling through cracks at crisis services

Many teens and young adults are caught between systems for supporting adults and the child protection system

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Jenny was left traumatised by Victoria's foster care sector. Experts are calling for reform

Jenny entered Victoria's foster care system as a teenager and she's still struggling with the emotional scars from her time in care. Experts say the system needs more funding and support.

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Advocates concerned over use of isolation in Victoria’s youth justice system, despite drop in numbers

Detainees were placed in isolation 5,412 times for security reasons between January and March

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Victorian child protection workers leave industry due to excessive workloads

Children with "very complex" needs are not receiving the support they need as child protection case workers struggle under increasing workloads in a system that's "not for purpose", the Victorian children commissioner says.

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From attacks on workers to teens in adult prison, Victoria's youth justice challenges are mounting

Victoria's youth justice system has been rocked by a spate of violent incidents, but some say taking steps like improving staffing levels could help turn the situation around.

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Victoria under pressure to raise criminal age as Aboriginal youth justice strategy unveiled

The Victoria government remains under pressure to raise the criminal age of responsibility from 10 to 14, as it unveils a strategy to close the gap for Aboriginal children in the youth justice system within a decade.

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