National Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse (AG)

A 10-year whole-of-nation framework to establish a coordinated and consistent approach to prevent and better respond to child sexual abuse in Australia. National Strategy implementation is led by the Attorney-General's Department. As part of the National Strategy's First Commonwealth Action Plan (CAP), the NIAA will co-design and implement Indigenous-led, place-based healing service models for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victims and survivors of child sexual abuse and their families (Measure 7). As part of the National Strategy's First National Action Plan (NAP), the NIAA will also deliver a trauma-aware, healing-informed and culturally appropriate resource to improve early disclosure experiences of, and access to specialist services for, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victims and survivors (Measure 8). The NAP and CAP include other measures, including to empower victims and survivors and prevent child sexual abuse offending, that will be developed in close consultation with First Nations individuals and communities to further contribute to Target 13 outcomes.