A Children's Rights collective placed a baby bottle, children's shoes and a stuffed cat on pillars outside the House of Representatives building to represent the stories of three abused and neglected children. The group said child protection workers talk about children growing up in unsafe circumstances but listen too little to the children themselves.

The account also described 14-year-old Mike as having secretly sought help without success, underscoring the collective's call for support services to listen more closely to abused children.