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Professor Daryl John Higgins is a leading academic and Director of the Institute of Child Protection Studies at the Australian Catholic University's Faculty of Education and Arts. His work focuses on child maltreatment prevention, safeguarding in organizations, and public health approaches to child welfare. He has contributed to national surveys like the Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS), examining prevalence of abuse, mental health correlations, and policy implications.
Research interests include child protection systems, sexual abuse prevention in religious and youth-serving organizations, and contextual factors influencing maltreatment. His studies address multi-type victimization, family support policies, and organizational safeguards. Higgins has published extensively on topics such as corporal punishment, sibling sexual abuse interventions, and workforce resilience in child welfare.
Key contributions include adapting prevention frameworks from injury epidemiology and advocating for legislative reforms against corporal punishment. He collaborates with government agencies and NGOs to inform evidence-based practices, particularly for vulnerable populations like Indigenous children and LGBTQ+ youth.
