Lauren Lines (RN, BNhons, MN) is an Associate Lecturer and PhD Candidate in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Flinders University. Lauren has a background as a paediatric nurse, working for almost 10 years in paediatric acute medical and surgical environments. In her current role, Lauren teaches undergraduate nursing and postgraduate specialist paediatric nursing. Lauren’s current research explores how nurses working with children can play their part in a whole-of-community approach to responding to child abuse.