Bravehearts

Bravehearts Bravehearts’ Mission is to provide a coordinated and holistic approach to the prevention and treat To report concerns relating to child abuse, contact 000.

Founded in 1997, Bravehearts is an Australian child protection organisation dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child sexual abuse. Bravehearts' services and programs include:
- National Information and Support Line for information around matters related to child sexual abuse - Freecall 1800 272 831.
- Personal safety education programs for young children aged 3 to 8 years.
- Child protec

tion online training courses for adults working with, for and around children.
- Therapeutic support services for children and families affected by child sexual abuse.
- Early intervention counselling and support for young people with harmful sexual behaviours.
- Redress service for adult survivors of institutional child sexual abuse.
- Research and lobbying.
- National community education and awareness campaigns.

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COMMUNITY STANDARDS FOR COMMENTING & MESSAGING ON BRAVEHEARTS' SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS

This is a place where you can make positive connections with the work of Bravehearts. It has been designed to be a safe space, but we are aware that at times what you see or read, may act as a trigger. If that happens, please call Bravehearts’ Information and Support Line on 1800 272 831. If you require assistance outside our Monday to Friday hours, please call 1800 RESPECT or Lifeline on 13 11 14. Please note, Bravehearts does not investigate child sexual abuse matters. We kindly ask you to adhere to the following community guidelines, remembering that while everyone’s experience and opinion is different, we want to behave respectfully and politely.

- Be respectful. Please do not post any content containing profanity, personal attacks, hateful language (this includes sexist, racist and homophobic language), antagonising, inflammatory or frivolous and vexatious.

- Protect your personal information. You participate at your own risk, so please be careful not to publicly share your personal information or the personal information of others.

- Follow the law. Child abuse allegations, naming alleged offenders, violations, stalking and other criminal activity must not be seen to be perverting the course of justice or breaking Facebook’s Community Guidelines https://www.facebook.com/communitystandards

- No spam. Comments that are off topic, have unrelated links to third party websites or posting the same content more than once from one person or multiple people.

- Value all members of our discussion. Treat all people fairly and equally. The Bravehearts team practices comment moderation and reserves the right to delete any comments and posts, as well as block/ban any users at our discretion. As this moderation is subjective, we are making these guidelines clear and easily available.

Happy Father’s Day to all the protective fathers out there. 💜
05/09/2026

Happy Father’s Day to all the protective fathers out there. 💜

Working with our peers in child protection is essential if, as a nation, we are to prevent child sexual abuse. That is w...
05/09/2026

Working with our peers in child protection is essential if, as a nation, we are to prevent child sexual abuse. That is why Bravehearts is part of the child protection alliance, e-Kidna, with Daniel Morcombe Foundation and Act for Kids. On the eve of National Child Protection Week, e-Kidna is calling for federal and state governments to invest in universal, accessible and evidence-informed child sexual abuse prevention by embedding protective behaviours education across health and early childhood services. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4dmlTF9

A child protection alliance is calling for child sexual abuse prevention information to be distributed proactively to all parents and caregivers to help keep kids safe.  It comes after a national survey of more than 1000 Australian parents and caregivers* found 8 in 10 (80%) wanted this information...

Only 7 days to go until Bravehearts Day! What will you be doing to support the day and play your part in protecting Auss...
04/09/2026

Only 7 days to go until Bravehearts Day! What will you be doing to support the day and play your part in protecting Aussie kids from the crime of child sexual abuse?

Bravehearts Day is on Friday, 11 September. ! Together, we CAN prevent child sexual abuse!

Learn more at https://www.braveheartsday.com.au/

Bravehearts Day is proudly supported by our Matched Giving Partner, Busy Bees Early Learning, and Media Partners, ARN, Wavemaker and Bishopp.

Harmful sexual behaviour among children and young people is an uncomfortable subject, but it’s an important part of the ...
03/09/2026

Harmful sexual behaviour among children and young people is an uncomfortable subject, but it’s an important part of the conversation around preventing child sexual abuse.

Read our latest article, Harmful Sexual Behaviour in Children and Young People: What Parents and Communities Need to Know: https://bravehearts.org.au/harmful-sexual-behaviours-in-children-and-young-people-what-parents-and-communities-need-to-know/

Content note: This article discusses child sexual abuse, harmful sexual behaviour and peer sexual harassment.

PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL ABUSE: 7 PROTECTIVE STEPS PARENTS CAN TAKE🚨Content note: This article discusses child se...
02/09/2026

PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL ABUSE: 7 PROTECTIVE STEPS PARENTS CAN TAKE

🚨Content note: This article discusses child sexual abuse and may be triggering for some people.

There’s no ‘silver bullet’ when it comes to preventing child sexual abuse – child protection is a joint effort from all the people and organisations in a child’s life. There are, however, proactive steps parents can take to help reduce their child’s vulnerability to grooming and sexual abuse. Learn more about the 7 protective steps parents can take in our latest blog: https://bit.ly/45Kg8Ny

Does your child find it hard to manage their emotions? Children who feel things strongly and intensely often find it har...
31/08/2026

Does your child find it hard to manage their emotions? Children who feel things strongly and intensely often find it harder to self-regulate than children who are typically more easygoing. Even older children and teenagers sometimes struggle with self-regulation.

Raising Children Network offers some practical advice on helping children and young people to self-regulate.

READ MORE:

Self-regulation is the ability to manage reactions and behaviour. Why is self-regulation important? It helps kids and teens learn, behave well and make friends.

Has your child ever seen Ditto's Keep Safe Adventure show? WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! We are seeking feedback from ...
31/08/2026

Has your child ever seen Ditto's Keep Safe Adventure show? WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! We are seeking feedback from parents whose children have seen the Ditto show and had a positive experience. If you can help us out with a short quote that can be used for promotional purposes, please complete this very brief form: https://forms.gle/YNPSg87tVsRpahcBA

Support Bravehearts and go in the draw to win some awesome prizes! 🎫Tickets only $2 each! 🎫 Visit https://bit.ly/45GmyNJ...
31/08/2026

Support Bravehearts and go in the draw to win some awesome prizes! 🎫Tickets only $2 each! 🎫
Visit https://bit.ly/45GmyNJ and be in it to win it!

Are you a teacher struggling to understand how to teach online safety to your students? The eSafety Commissioner provide...
27/08/2026

Are you a teacher struggling to understand how to teach online safety to your students? The eSafety Commissioner provides excellent free resources for educators to teach children and young people to keep safe online, including professional development training and classroom resources.

Find them here: https://www.esafety.gov.au/educators

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