CHILD PROTECTION —
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE — GOLDFIELDS
822. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the child sexual abuse
therapy program available in the goldfields region through Centrecare.
(1) How many notifications
has the department received relating to sexual abuse in the goldfields region
this calendar year?
(2) How many
referrals have been made to Centrecare's child sexual abuse therapy
program in the goldfields region this calendar year?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Between 1
January 2019 and 30 June 2019, the Department of Communities'
goldfields district received 73 notifications of child sexual abuse. Five
notifications of child sexual abuse received during this period were
substantiated.
(2) The
Centrecare child sexual abuse therapy program can receive referrals from
government departments, community sector
agencies, schools and self-referrals. The Department of Communities has not yet
received the data for referrals made to the Centrecare child sexual
abuse therapy program for the 1 January 2019 to
30 June 2019 reporting period. This report is due to the Department of
Communities by 31 August 2019.