Professor Leah Bromfield is one of Australia's foremost child protection researchers and is Co-Director at the Australian Centre for Child Protection.
She is a well-regarded research expert in issues affecting child protection systems, chronic maltreatment and cumulative harm, and has worked closely with state, national and international governments on establishing and implementing child welfare reforms, including the National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children.
Professor Bromfield was the Professorial Fellow to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, established by the Australian government and lead its extensive research program.
She won the 2017 Telstra Business Women's... Read more
About me
Professor Leah Bromfield is one of Australia's foremost child protection researchers and is Co-Director at the Australian Centre for Child Protection.
She is a well-regarded research expert in issues affecting child protection systems, chronic maltreatment and cumulative harm, and has worked closely with state, national and international governments on establishing and implementing child welfare reforms, including the National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children.
Professor Bromfield was the Professorial Fellow to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, established by the Australian government and lead its extensive research program.
She won the 2017 Telstra Business Women's Award for Public Sector and Academia.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Deakin University
Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology) Deakin University
Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology) Deakin University
Child protection, including intake and assessment, national and international comparisons, and multiply referred families
Child abuse and neglect, including prevalence and incidence, chronic maltreatment and cumulative harm, and maltreatment definitions
Multiple and complex problems and child abuse and neglect
Research dissemination,knowledge translation and exchange, implementation science
Public health approaches and child protection systems design
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Enhancing responses to Children with Harmful Sexual Behaviours and Advocacy, Support and Therapeutic Treatment for Victims and Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse in the Western Australian Service Context, WA Dept of Communities, 28/06/2021 - 28/06/2023
Parkerville – Responding Effectively to Child Sexual Abuse Research Program, Parkerville Children and Youth Care Inc., 01/03/2018 - 07/05/2023
Cumulative Harm: The Outcomes, Risk and protective Factors Associated with Chronic Maltreatment, SA Dept for Education and Children's Services, 01/01/2014 - 31/12/2019
EIRD Perpetrator Desktop Evaluation and Information, SA Dept of Premier & Cabinet, 28/03/2018 - 30/06/2018
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Child Advocacy Centres, Parkerville Children and Youth Care Inc., 03/01/2014 - 31/05/2018
Harmful Sexual Behaviours Consultancy and Research Services, Commissioner for Children and Young People Western Australia, 03/10/2017 - 15/12/2017
Research support for the NSW Ombudsmans Review of the Joint Investigation Response Team, New South Wales Ombudsman, 07/10/2016 - 31/01/2017
CaPS Planning and Implementation Project (FAC Panel), Cwth Dept of Social Services, 15/06/2015 - 30/11/2016
Outcomes Measurement Project (FAC Panel), Cwth Dept of Social Services, 15/06/2015 - 30/11/2016
Neglect Literature Review, NSW Dept of Family & Community Services, 25/09/2016 - 20/11/2016
Fathers, Family Violence and Intervention Challenges, ARC - Linkage Project, 01/07/2013 - 30/06/2016
Fathers, Family Violence and Intervention Challenges (Industry Partner), The University of Melbourne, 01/01/2016 - 30/06/2016
Post-doctoral research fellow for the signs of safety-child protection framework, Government of Western Australia, 23/11/2012 - 30/01/2016
Stream Three: Building Sector Capacity: Services to Children, SA Dept of Human Services, 01/08/2011 - 30/11/2013
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
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| 2012 |
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| 2020 |
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| 2015 |
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| 2015 |
3
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| 2014 |
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| 2012 |
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| 2010 |
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| 2020 |
Open access
2
1
4
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| 2020 |
4
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| 2020 |
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| 2020 |
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1
3
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| 2019 |
Open access
17
10
9
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| 2019 |
2
2
4
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| 2018 |
11
7
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| 2018 |
8
8
9
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| 2017 |
8
6
13
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| 2017 |
13
10
5
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| 2016 |
Open access
22
10
7
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| 2015 |
17
13
10
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| 2015 |
Open access
17
11
30
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| 2013 |
10
9
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| 2013 |
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| 2012 |
Open access
6
5
3
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| 2011 |
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| 2011 |
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| 2010 |
Bromfield-Smith, LM & Horsfall, B 2010, 'Child abuse and neglect statistics', vol. no. , pp. 1-6. |
| 2010 |
Bromfield-Smith, LM, Lamont, A, Parker, R & Horsfall, B 2010, 'Issues for the safety and wellbeing of children in families with multiple and complex problems', NCPC Issues/Child Abuse Prevention Issues. |
| 2010 |
Open access
10
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| 2010 |
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| 2010 |
6
6
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| 2010 |
3
2
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| 2010 |
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| 2010 |
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| 2009 |
11
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| 2009 |
47
50
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| 2017 |
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3
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| 2017 |
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3
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| 2017 |
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3
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| 2017 |
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| 2017 |
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| 2016 |
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| 2012 |
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Research
Child protection, including intake and assessment, national and international comparisons, and multiply referred families
Child abuse and neglect, including prevalence and incidence, chronic maltreatment and cumulative harm, and maltreatment definitions
Multiple and complex problems and child abuse and neglect
Research dissemination,knowledge translation and exchange, implementation science
Public health approaches and child protection systems design
Professorial Fellow to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
2017 Telstra Business Women's Awards, Public Sector and Academia. State and National Winner
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Australian Catholic University | AUSTRALIA |
| Australian Institute of Family Studies | AUSTRALIA |
| Bern University of Applied Sciences | SWITZERLAND |
| Berry Street Incorporated | AUSTRALIA |
| Charles Darwin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Department for Child Protection and Family Support | AUSTRALIA |
| Department of Human Services, Victoria | AUSTRALIA |
| German Youth Institute DJI | GERMANY |
| Government of Victoria | AUSTRALIA |
| Lund University | SWEDEN |
| Menzies School of Health Research | AUSTRALIA |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| Murdoch Childrens Research Institute | AUSTRALIA |
| Northern Territory Department of Health | AUSTRALIA |
| Parenting Research Centre | AUSTRALIA |
| Parliament House, Canberra | AUSTRALIA |
| Private Individual | AUSTRALIA |
| Productivity Commission | AUSTRALIA |
| Queen's University Belfast | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| Resolutions Consultancy | AUSTRALIA |
| Royal Children's Hospital, Victoria | AUSTRALIA |
| Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse | AUSTRALIA |
| Salvation Army | AUSTRALIA |
| Telethon Kids Institute | AUSTRALIA |
| The Benevolent Society | AUSTRALIA |
| The Benevolent Society (NSW) | AUSTRALIA |
| The Lowitja Institute | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Dublin | IRELAND |
| University of Jyvaskyla | FINLAND |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of New Hampshire | UNITED STATES |
| University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) | AUSTRALIA |
| Wesley Mission | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Winner, Winnovation Award (Social Impact)Women in Innovation SA |
2018 |
Academic Excellence, End User Engagement ResearchDivision of Education, Arts and Social Sciences, University of South Australia |
2017 |
Business Woman of the Year - Public Sector and AcademiaTelstra SA |
2017 |
Co-DirectorAustralian Centre for Child Protection |
2017 |
Professorial FellowRoyal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse |
2017 |
Mid-Career ResearcherAustralian Centre for Child Protection, University of South Australia |
2014 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Child sexual abuse enabling knowledge, attitudes and planned behaviours | Current |
| Identifying and examining support for vulnerable families in Alice Springs and the cross border region of Central Australia | Current |
| Supporting at-risk pregnant women and protecting unborn babies: so policy and practice align | Current |
| Transforming child protection interventions for high risk families | Current |
| Development of a screening tool for children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: A preliminary study | Completed |
| Resilience in frontline child protection workers: a model of risk and protective factors | Completed |
| The extent of repeat involvement throughout childhood: characteristics and early identification of children known to child protection multiple times | Completed |
