New Bravehearts program 'a pilot', says government

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published September 6, 2016

A new early-intervention program by Queensland child protection group Bravehearts to curb rates of child sex abuse perpetrated by children could be adopted statewide.

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