Advisory & Expertise
Community-Based Child Protection Systems
Social welfare and child protection systems advisory.
Advisory and expertise example — this is policy and strategic advisory work, not an Australian school or organisation delivery engagement.
Who this is relevant for: Governments and NGOs shifting from reactive to preventive child protection.
The Challenge
Centralised, reactive systems failed to prevent harm — especially in remote and poor communities, where help arrived too late.
The Approach
Analyse
Policy and systems analysis of existing child protection structures.
Reframe
A social norms lens applied to prevention and response.
Build
Community Child Protection Committees with clear referral pathways.
Shift
Awareness and social norms campaigns to support prevention.
What Changed
A prevention-focused system
Sustainable, community-owned protection
Clear referral pathways and empowered local communities
The Role
Policy and systems advisory.
Dr. Maryam Davis — Policy & Advisory
The Takeaway
Protection works best when communities own prevention, not just response.
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