Presenter  Feature:  NAPCAN    

   

Australia's  National  Association  for  Prevention  of  Child  Abuse  and  Neglect:  27  Year  Of  Preventing  Child  Abuse  In  

Australia      

Prevention  is  key  at  NAPCAN.  Its  strategy  is  to  bring  about  the  changes  necessary  in  individual  and  community  behavior  to  stop  child  abuse  and  neglect  before  it  starts  by  promoting  quality  child  abuse  prevention  research  

and  advocating  for  child  safe  policies  and  strategies,  among  other  things.    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Richard  has  been  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  NAPCAN  

since  October  2010.    

Lesley  Taylor  is  currently  the  Northern  Territory  Manager.    

Teresa  Scott  is  the  National  President  of  NAPCAN.  

 

NAPCAN's  Richard  Cooke,  Lesley  Taylor,  and  Teresa  Scott  will  be  presenting  on  the  history  of  their  organization  in  Australia,  their  long  running  national  social  marketing  campaign  “National  Child  Protection  Week,”  and  the  Play  Your  Part  program.         

The  Play  Your  Part  program  is  designed  to  empower  individuals  and  organizations  to  take  action  to  promote  child  safety  in  their  communities.  The  program  involves  providing  information,  skills  and  resources  to  develop  local  prevention  plans  for  children.      

This  presentation  will  provide  an  overview  of  NAPCAN  National  Child  Protection  Week  and  the  components  that  make  it  an  effective  social  marketing  strategy  across  Australia.  The  campaign  provides  a  means  of  engaging  diverse  populations  to  take  positive  action  to  prevent  child  abuse  and  neglect.    

  Third  Annual  90by30  Conference  April  25th  -­‐  7:30a.m.  -­‐  5:00p.m.  

Valley  River  Inn  -­‐  Eugene  Visit  www.90by30.com  to  register  today  and  view  the  full  conference  schedule.  

 

Credit:  napcan.org.au