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The power of words in child protection: why it matters
When it comes to child protection, the words we use make a huge difference.

Dr Lauren Lines
Feb 242 min read
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Breaking Barriers: How empathy and support can transform parenting challenges
Our recent paper published in Health & Social Care in the Community looked into what parents go through when they try to get help for...

Dr Lauren Lines
Jan 222 min read
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Unlocking Collaborative Potential: New Insights on Pre-Service Education for Child Protection
Our new manuscript published in Nurse Education Today highlights essential qualities needed by the health and welfare workforce to enact...

Dr Lauren Lines
Nov 1, 20241 min read
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Supporting not reporting - Our research plan to improve support for families experiencing adversities
In our most recent project, our research team explored priorities for providing non-judgemental therapeutic care for mothers who are...

Dr Lauren Lines
Jun 25, 20241 min read
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'We aren't valued for who we are' - challenges and barriers to safeguarding children
Despite nurses' and midwives' best intentions, their attempts to prevent and respond to child maltreatment in Australia are hampered by...

Dr Lauren Lines
Mar 26, 20241 min read
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Lack of interprofessional education that prepares our future workforce for child protection
Preventing and responding to child abuse and neglect requires seamless collaboration from all professionals who work with children and...

Dr Lauren Lines
Jan 31, 20241 min read
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Seeking university educators to complete a research survey about child protection education
Our multi-disciplinary research team based at Flinders University, Charles Sturt University and the University of Newcastle are exploring...

Dr Lauren Lines
Apr 24, 20231 min read
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Change is needed in the language of child protection policies
Policies are essential to inform effective prevention and response to child abuse and neglect. However, the way that problems are...

Dr Lauren Lines
Jan 31, 20231 min read
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Nurses and midwives are invisible in Australian policy for safeguarding children
Our newly published paper explored how nurses’ and midwives’ roles are defined in Australia policies for children's protection, health,...

Dr Lauren Lines
Oct 11, 20222 min read
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Safeguarding Project featured at the MCaFHNA Conference 2022!
I was very excited to share my research poster at the Maternal, Child and Family Health Nurses Australia’s (MCaFHNA) biennial conference...

Dr Lauren Lines
Sep 13, 20221 min read
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New publication: Safeguarding without stigmatising
Our first publication from the Safeguarding Project was published online today in The Australian Journal of Social Issues. This...

Dr Lauren Lines
Mar 24, 20222 min read
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Are children still seen and not heard?
Are children still seen and not heard? Sadly, there are examples embedded throughout Western society demonstrating that children and...

Dr Lauren Lines
Feb 17, 20221 min read
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Research featured in podcast by the Association of Child Protection Professionals
I was recently invited to speak about our research in the most recent podcast episode by the Association of Child Protection...

Dr Lauren Lines
Dec 6, 20211 min read
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What is a public health approach to keeping children safe?
The safeguarding project explores how nurses and midwives keep children safe from abuse and neglect through a public health approach....

Dr Lauren Lines
Nov 17, 20211 min read
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A snapshot of how nurses and midwives keep children safe
Data analysis for the Safeguarding Project is now well underway! We are looking at all the findings which clearly show the diverse and...

Dr Lauren Lines
Oct 22, 20211 min read
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Round two is almost complete
We have nearly completed collecting responses for Round Two of the Safeguarding Project Delphi survey. If you participated in Round One,...

Dr Lauren Lines
Sep 13, 20211 min read
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Data analysis has commenced!
We have commenced data analysis of the first round Safeguarding Project's Delphi study survey. A big thank you to everyone who has...

Dr Lauren Lines
Jul 15, 20211 min read
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Survey now open! RMs and RNs invited to share their views about safeguarding
Registered nurses and midwives invited to participate in research for the Safeguarding Project What is the purpose of this study? This...

Dr Lauren Lines
Apr 21, 20211 min read
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Introducing Professor Julian Grant: Associate Investigator on the Safeguarding Project
I’d like to welcome Julian who is an associate investigator on the Safeguarding Project. Julian is Professor of Nursing at Charles Sturt...

Dr Lauren Lines
Apr 7, 20211 min read
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Introducing Professor Alison Hutton: Associate Investigator on the Safeguarding Project
I’d like to introduce Professor Alison Hutton (Ally) who is an associate investigator on Safeguarding Project. Ally currently works at...

Dr Lauren Lines
Mar 10, 20211 min read
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