It Takes a Village
Duration: 26 minutes
Program ID: 817 | Purchase Price: $105.00 (to order)
In the past 10 years the number of substantiated cases of abuse and neglect of children in this country has more than doubled. We need to find ways to reduce that incidence. Experts are now telling us that social isolation is a major risk factor for child abuse and neglect. This program looks at the development of services that aim to reduce social isolation, and to support families and children before abuse or neglect occurs. The program illustrates the belief that strong communities and support networks are essential to the effective functioning of families, and help them to provide a safe and healthy environment for their children.
The program features three filmed case studies of interventions that aim to reduce isolation and build stronger networks and communities. They include a program for young mothers in Mildura, Vic; a workshop on fathering in Nowra, on the south coast of NSW; and a community-building project in Kalumburu, an Indigenous community in Western Australia. The program will be of interest to GPs, nurses, allied health professionals, Aboriginal health workers, youth officers and community workers.
This program has also been broadcast by SBS Television on 28 September 2009, and by Aurora Television on 31 January 2010.
Program Presenters
- Presenter: Ms Julie McCrossin - Entertainer & Ambassador for NAPCAN
Learning Outcomes
- understand the impact of social isolation on parents and families
- recognise the connection between reducing isolation and reducing the incidence of child abuse and neglect
- assist in the development of locally-based programs that increase support networks for parents and families
- appreciate the importance of collaborative work between professional groups and community organisations in the development of successful prevention programs
Broadcast Dates
This program was first broadcast on the Foundation's satellite network on Tuesday 14 October 2008.
Funding Bodies
Produced with funding from Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd as trustees for The John Christopher Pascoe Memorial Charitable Trust, The Charles Bateman Charitable Trust, J S Love Trust, Baxter Charitable Foundation & Ernest Lonsdale Brown Trust, The Ian Potter Foundation, Mary Potter Trust Foundation and The Milton Corporation Foundation.
- Mary Potter Trust Foundation
- Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd as trustees for The John Christopher Pascoe Memorial Charitable Trust, The Charles Bateman Charitable Trust, J S Love Trust, Baxter Charitable Foundation & Ernest Lonsdale Brown Trust.
- The Ian Potter Foundation
- The Milton Corporation Foundation
Accreditation
This program is accredited or endorsed for CPD/CPE by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, the Royal College of Nursing Australia and the Australian Physiotherapy Association.
