Safeguarding Children and Young People
At Starlight our most important responsibility is to ensure our programs are provided in an environment that is caring, nurturing and safe for all children and young people. In fact, we're very proud that we've been awarded full Safeguarding Children accreditation through the Australian Childhood Foundation. This means our entire team strive for the highest possible standards with respect to safeguarding children and young people from abuse.
We have a detailed Safeguarding Children and Young People (SCYP) Policy and SCYP Code of Conduct Policy. These guide the Starlight team in their behaviour towards, and in the presence of, children and young people to prevent potentially harmful behaviour. We also have a SCYP Reporting and Responding Policy which outlines how we will respond to abuse and neglect if it occurs.
Our SCYP Policy, SCYP Code of Conduct Policy and SCYP Reporting and Responding Policy have all been approved by our National Board of Directors. Every single member of the Starlight team is committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment for all children and young people participating in our programs.
In particular, we are committed to safeguarding children and young people participating in our programs from any form of sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional or psychological abuse or neglect.
For more detail visit: https://www.starlight.org.au/about-us/what-we-do/safeguarding-children