Professor Leonie Segal – Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation

News May 3, 2021

Save the mother, save the child: Disrupting the cycle of intergenerational child abuse and neglect.

Supporting female survivors of childhood maltreatment is critical to disrupting intergenerational abuse as new research from the University of South Australia shows a clear link between parents who have suffered

News February 16, 2020

Child abuse study: Children’s Research Foundation looking to break inter-generational impacts of trauma

Each year, millions of Australian children experience horrific abuse and neglect. In the past two years, more than 245,000 reports have been made about Australian children to child protection services.

News February 14, 2020

CRF helps build a future free of child abuse and neglect

A brighter future for victims of child abuse and neglect Every child has the right to health and a life free from fear and violence. Yet, each year, millions of

2020 Research Grant, Individual Project Outcome Reports October 31, 2019

Early in life outcomes of children of mothers with child protection system involvement. What factors are protective and what factors predict poorer infant outcomes?

Chief Investigator: Professor Leonie Segal Funding Amount: $99,997 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: Child maltreatment in SA is unacceptably high; ~25% of children have some child protection system (CPS)

2020 Research Grant October 31, 2019

Early in life outcomes of children of mothers with child protection system involvement. What factors are protective and what factors predict poorer infant outcomes?

Chief Investigator: Professor Leonie Segal Research Area: Improving child protection and its effects. Community Based Study. Funding Amount: $99,997 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: Child maltreatment in SA is