Child Safety and Wellbeing

At SWH we believe children who come to our hospital or get help from any our programs or services should:

• Feel safe and be safe
• Be treated with respect
• Be treated fairly
• Be cared for and made to feel comfortable
• Have a say about decisions that affect you
• Tell us when we do things well or when we can do things better
• Tell us if you are feeling hurt, unsafe or worried
• Always be listened to.

• SWH is a Child Safe Organisation, and we are committed to promoting and protecting the best interests and safety of children
• We have zero tolerance for child abuse and neglect
• We are committed to preventing child abuse and identifying risks early
• We have strong systems, policies and procedures in place that protect children from abuse and take all allegations and concerns very seriously
• SWH has robust recruitment, screening and training procedures and practices in place for all staff and volunteers
• SWH is committed to promoting cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
• SWH is committed to promoting safety for children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, children who identify as LGBTQIA+, children living with disability and children who cannot live at home
• We recognise that child victim survivors of family violence are victims in their own right, and we have strong policies and processes in place to protect children from family violence
• SWH always promotes the physical and online safety of children accessing our services
• We value the role of families and carers in the lives of children and have processes in place to involve them in all aspects of our service provision

Child Safe Standards

Charter on the Rights of Children and Young People in Healthcare Services in Australia

Rights of Children in Healthcare 

Young Peoples Rights in Healthcare

Aboriginal Healthcare Rights

Kids Helpline

Headspace – Australia’s National Youth Mental Health Foundation

RCH About Kids Health Information

Online Safety

National Office for Child Safety

Speak Up- It’s Your Right

The Children, Youth and Families Act 2005

The Convention on the Rights of the Child: The Children’s version

Children have a right to access health information on this website privately if they wish. If you would like to view information on this website without parents or others knowing you can do so by clearing your search history or browsing the internet in the following ways:

How do I turn on private browsing on Google Chrome (incognito window)?
Start Chrome and click the three dot icon in the top right corner of the screen. Click New Incognito Window and start browsing.

You can press Ctrl + Shift + N to bring up a new incognito window without entering the Chrome settings menu.

Before opening the browser, you can right click the Chrome icon, then select New Incognito window.

How do I enable InPrivate browsing in Microsoft Edge?
Open Microsoft Edge, and click on the three Dots at the top right corner of the browser Window. Now click on New InPrivate window.

You can press Ctrl + Shift + P to bring up a new InPrivate window without entering the settings menu.

Before opening the browser, you can right click the Edge icon, then select New InPrivate window.

How do I enable InPrivate browsing in Internet Explorer?
Open Internet Explorer, and click on the Tools icon at the top right corner of the browser Window. Now click on Safety then InPrivate Browsing.

You can press Ctrl + Shift + P to bring up a new InPrivate window without entering the settings menu.

Before opening the browser, you can right click the Edge icon, then select New InPrivate window.

How do I turn on private browsing in Mozilla Firefox?
Click or tap the Open menu button in the top right side of the browser window. It has the shape of three parallel lines. Then, choose New Private Window.

You can press Ctrl + Shift + P to bring up a New Private Window without entering the settings menu.

How do I turn on private browsing in Safari on an iPhone?
Tap to open Safari, then tap the 2 overlaid squares in the bottom right corner, then tap Private to enable Private Browsing Mode and finally tap Done and start browsing. When finished be sure to tap the 2 overlaid squares again and then tap x on each page to clear the pages before finally tapping Private to go back to normal.

How do I turn on private browsing on an Android phone?
Tap to open Internet, then tap tabs in the bottom right corner, then tap Turn On Secret Mode and start browsing. When finished be sure to tap x on each page to clear the pages before finally tapping Turn Off Secret Mode to go back to normal.