Hidden in Plain Sight
How sex abuse has gone undetected inside Australia’s childcare sector.
Virginia Tapscott
· 12 min read
Child Welfare
A collection of 7 posts
Racial Disparities and Child Protection
The politicisation of medicine has had terrible unintended consequences.
Naomi Schaefer Riley
· 8 min read
Fear and the Overton Window
The movement to abolish child welfare is endangering children, but professionals are afraid to speak up.
Naomi Schaefer Riley
· 8 min read
The Problem with Lived Experience
Some lived experiences are selected and elevated over others.
Sarah A. Font, Naomi Schaefer Riley
· 7 min read
Child Welfare and the Cash Panacea
Poverty is not the cause of abuse and neglect.
Naomi Schaefer Riley
· 6 min read
Child Welfare Is Becoming a Joke
The field is mired in risible theory and impenetrable jargon, and increasingly divorced from concern with the welfare of children.
Naomi Schaefer Riley
· 6 min read
Foster Kids Need Their Own Advocates
They are only tasked with getting to know a child and explaining what is in that child’s best interests.
Naomi Schaefer Riley
· 5 min read