Intro -- Contents -- Chapter 1 - Child abuse and neglect -- What is child abuse and neglect? -- Types of child abuse -- Recognising abuse -- The causes of child abuse -- Child abuse myths and realities -- Risk and protective factors for child abuse and neglect -- Keeping your kids safe -- Impacts of child abuse and trauma -- Chapter 2 - Child protection -- One in 33 children receives child protection services - the majority repeat clients -- What is child protection? -- Prevention of child abuse and neglect -- Child protection in Australia: an overview -- Responding to children and young people's disclosures of abuse -- Risky business: how protection workers decide to remove children from their parents -- Can permanent care provide a solution for the troubled child protection system? -- Child protection: how to keep vulnerable kids with their families -- What is out-of-home care? -- The views of children and young people in out-of-home care -- Unmet needs of children in out-of-home care -- Nothing to see here? The abuse and neglect of children in care is a century-old story in Australia -- Australia failing to safeguard cultural connections for Aboriginal childrenin out-of-home care -- There's no excuse for child abuse -- Children's rights report: recommendations -- Exploring issues - worksheets and activities -- Fast facts -- Glossary -- Web links -- Index.