Human Rights Commission calls for greater understanding of sibling violence and action to reduce the rate of Indigenous children placed in protectionCommonwealth and state governments must develop policies relating to children’s experience of domestic violence,and focus on the little-known aspects of sibling violence and violence experienced during pregnancy, a unusual report by the Human Rights Commission has said.
The children’s commissioner, and Megan Mitchell – who wrote the report,which was tabled in Parliament on Monday said children’s experience of domestic violence was often under-appreciated.
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Source: theguardian.com