1. Improving Justice and Support for Child and Adolescent Victims of Crime Victim Support Service and Anglicare Conference

2. Who participated? Victims Support Service Anglicare Fletchers Lawyers Matthew Mitchell Solicitors Port Adelaide Football Club NDVS Uniting Communities Yarrow Place Dept. of Education and Child Development Centacare Catholic Family Services Relationships Australia SAPOL Baptist Care Families SA Mobile Psychological and Health Services Centacare Child and Family Welfare Association SA Homicide Victim Support Group SA Women's and Children's Hospital Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions SA Coroners Court Uni SA Barkuma Australian Centre for Child Protection St Johns Youth Services Survivors and Mates Support Network

3. More than 50% respondents said they provide support services to young victims Of these – The focus was on supporting high school students (21) - followed by Primary school (16) and preschool (13)

4. Services by age

5. What services are provided?

6. The greatest proportion of services was focused on supporting victims of domestic violence

7. What is needed? More of same services More child-focused advice and counselling service A Children's Commissioner. Specialist courts to deal with cases of CSA. Holistic approach that is able to case manage the child's needs as completely as possible. Improved coordination between existing services Increased awards of compensation for pain and suffering and loss of opportunity. Therapeutic services with a focus on healing, not just case management work More counselling services (which is age appropriate, more flexible, includes outreach) Services in schools

8. Anecdotal evidence suggests that lots of young victims are either falling through the gaps or aren’t accessing the services available. Discuss at your table why you think this is the case? What is your top idea for addressing this issue?