Dragons partner with Bravehearts for 50-50 Charity Raffle
The St George Illawarra Dragons will this Saturday be raising money for Bravehearts as a part of the club's 50-50 Charity Raffle at St George Venues Jubilee Stadium.
Bravehearts is an Australian child protection not-for-profit organisation, solely dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child sexual abuse.
The organisation works holistically to educate, empower and protect children from child sexual abuse by educating young people about personal safety.
Bravehearts supports survivors and victims of child sexual abuse, and their non-offending family members, with accessible and affordable counselling whilst also educating and empowering communities through child protection training courses, advocating for legislative reform, and funding innovative research, public awareness campaigns, and community education.
In 2021-22, there were approximately 471,000 notifications to child protection involving around 275,000 children, a rate of 49 per 1,000 children in Australia. Of the notifications, 38% (approx. 178,000) were investigated, with approximately 61,900 substantiations relating to around 45,500 children—a rate of 8.0 per 1,000 children. Sexual abuse was the primary type of abuse or neglect substantiated for 9% of children.
Between 2017-18 and 2021-22, the rate of children who were subjects of notifications increased from 44 to 49 per 1,000, while the rate of children with substantiations remained relatively stable at around 8.0 per 1,000.
We encourage all fans to show their support – every donation, big or small, helps make a difference.
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