The report titled ‘The Child Protection Systems in PNG’, is an assessment of prevention and response services for children and families.
A child protection systems mapping was carried out by Child Frontiers for a period of three months in NCD, Bougainville, Lae, Goroka and East Sepik.
Researchers spoke to child protection officers, the children, parents and community leaders to collect a wide range of data.
The research found that children are experiencing high rates of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation.