Applying Behavioural Insights to Child Protection

Plenary

We explore whether simple behavioural insights techniques can be successful for addressing a policy issue within one of society's more complex and difficult sectors: child protection.

Presenter
Professor Ben Newell

Professor Ben Newell

Professor of Behavioural Science and Director of the Institute for Climate Risk & Response, UNSW.

Ben is a Professor of Behavioural Science in the School of Psychology at UNSW Sydney and Director of the Institute for Climate Risk & Response. His research focusses on the cognitive processes underlying judgment, choice and decision-making, and the application of this knowledge to environmental, medical, financial and forensic contexts.