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Kids At Risk - September 9th 2010 on ABC1

9 September 2010
Screening during Child Protection Week, Kids At Risk Hosted By Geraldine Doogue, airing live on ABC1, begins with the screening of the 25min drama Polly and Me, followed by a 35min conversation on the issues surrounding child abuse and neglect.

ABC TV’s Geraldine Doogue leads a group conversation with child welfare professionals as well as people/families with experience of child abuse and neglect to discuss the issues surrounding this important subject.

Filmed live with a studio audience, Geraldine will introduce the short film Polly and Me by filmmaker Ian Darling before kicking off a discussion focusing on the issues raised by the film.

Child abuse and neglect is one of Australia's most significant social problems. Last year an enormous number of Australian children were proven to have been abused or neglected with many others slipping through society’s cracks without detection. Child protection and well-being is everyone’s business. The Kids at Risk forum will address how our society can take action to improve the lot of our children at risk.

Help at the end of the line

3 September 2010
Bringing a new baby home from hospital is terrifying if you are a first time parent. Who can you ask at 3 in the morning if you need advice? Someone on the other end of the telephone is waiting to give you the most welcome advice you will ever get.

Babytalk looks at the Maternal Child Helpline, staffed by Maternal Child Health Nurses who are equipped to give nervous new parents advice whatever the time of day or night.