❓ Question on Notice regarding child sexual abuse statistics within Aboriginal communities in regional WA, specifically focusing on vaginal lacerations in young children and presentations at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH).
AnsweredQoN 842Legislative Council
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From the reported statistics of child sexual abuse for children under the age of five and under the age of fifteen from each Aboriginal community in regional Western Australia -
(1) How many Aboriginal children in the above age groups have presented with vaginal lacerations?
(2) How many children in the past two years have presented at PMH for child sexual abuse from all Aboriginal communities in Western Australia?
(1) How many Aboriginal children in the above age groups have presented with vaginal lacerations?
(2) How many children in the past two years have presented at PMH for child sexual abuse from all Aboriginal communities in Western Australia?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
27 June 2003
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
14 days
1.
This information is not currently available.
2.
Presentations to Princess Margaret Hospital Child Protection Unit between 01/01/2001 and 18/06/2003 categorised as of Aboriginal decent were:
Aged 5 Years and Under: 29
Aged 5 Years to 15 Years: 106
This information is not currently available.
2.
Presentations to Princess Margaret Hospital Child Protection Unit between 01/01/2001 and 18/06/2003 categorised as of Aboriginal decent were:
Aged 5 Years and Under: 29
Aged 5 Years to 15 Years: 106
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