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Pacific Regional Hub
The Pacific Regional Network is a group of multidisciplinary professionals working in child abuse & neglect in the region connecting, learning, sharing ideas, research & knowledge.
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The Pacific Regional Hub

The Pacific Regional Hub for Child Protection represents an essential step toward uniting regional efforts, reinforcing culturally relevant practices, building regional capacity and networks, and encouraging unity towards the shared goal of ending violence against children.

Through regular collaboration, both online and in person, this initiative will foster a sustained movement that connects global child rights frameworks with local realities, working to ensure that every child’s right to protection, dignity, and a safe environment is a priority for every country.

Through continued regional collaboration countries and regions will become more self-reliant, developing sustainable and capacitated child protection workforces and systems, local funding will be strengthened, and community level prevention will be improved. ISPCAN’s ultimate goal is ending child abuse and neglect/improving quality of life for all children by working more closely with our members and regional partners.

About the Pacific Regional Hub

Who We Are:

The ISPCAN Pacific Regional Hub serves as a collaborative platform connecting diverse stakeholders dedicated to the protection and well-being of children across the region. This Hub aims to provide a culturally and contextually grounded space for knowledge exchange, capacity building, awareness raising, research and strategic collaboration.

This multi-partner exchange will enable and enhance:

•Understanding of regional issues and developing relevant resources and materials while addressing culturally appropriate and language specific needs

• Engaging more deeply with partners and ISPCAN members, empowering local leaders and developing and contextualizing in-person trainings. • Developing in person regional Rise Up Policy Forums connecting governments and policy makers with researchers, practitioners and local NGOs

• Connecting country partners, ISPCAN Board and Distinguished Advisory Council (DAC) members, and other leaders in the region

Pacific Regional Hub Partners

Australia
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Australian Childhood Foundation
Australia
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ACU (Australian Catholic University) Institute of Child Protection Studies
Australia
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National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN)

Pacific Regional Hub Resources

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ISPCAN-resource
Rise Up Session
Child Online Safety in Practice: Emerging Evidence and Experience on Bans, Design, Rights, and What Actually Protects Children

Contributing Partners:

Children's Advocate of Jamaica & National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Department for Safety, Security and Health, Government of Finland
University of Canberra
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Rise Up Session
Making Child Death Review happen: solutions to the challenge of developing population-based child death review programmes

Contributing Partners:

University of Birmingham, UK
Public Health Wales, Government of Wales
Association of Child Death Review Professionals
Taiwan Child Death Review
RUPF Melbourne
Rise Up Session
Redesigning Intervention Pathways for Infants and Young Parents at risk of child protection reports.
Moderator By:
Jennifer Weber

Contributing Partners:

Brave Foundation
Impact initiative
Victoria State Government, Australia
RUPF Melbourne
Rise Up Session
What Is the Child, in the Eyes of the System?
Presented By:
Dr Bengianni Halil-Pizzirani
Imogen Gerrarty
Deb Tsorbaris
Sue-Anne Hunter
Torres Strait

Contributing Partners:

Impact Initiative
Department of Social Services, Government of Australia
Australian Human Rights Commission
National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People
RUPF Melbourne
Rise Up Session
'Hubbing' Our Way Out of Crisis: Rethinking Child Protection Through Upstream Support
Presented By:
Prof Sharon Goldfeld
Dr Suzy Honisett
Deb Tsorbaris
Andrew Russo

Contributing Partners:

Murdoch Children's Research Institute
International Association of Family Support Network
Australian Human Rights Commission
National Child and Family Hubs Network 
RUPF Melbourne
Rise Up Session
Child Protection in a Borderless Digital World: Co-Designing Child-Centred Privacy Policy
Presented By:
Muhamad Nuzul
Rys Farthing

Contributing Partners:

ChildFund Australia
ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children
University of Canberra