White Balloon Day

AUSTRALIA
ABC News

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One in five children will be sexually assaulted before their 18th birthday. That’s a schocking statistic.

This week is National Child’s Protection Week and today is a day to “lift the cone of silence” that surrounds child sexual assault and increase the understanding of the difficult issue.

It’s the 17th annual Bravehearts White Balloon Day. Jill had a chat with Carol Ronkin who is a Criminologist with Bravehearts.

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