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Supporting staff to work with children and families with…
This paper provides managers and other decision-makers with practical guidance on supporting staff to work with families with complex needs.
Identifying effective policy interventions to prevent…
This report explores potential policy interventions to reduce gambling harm, drawing on existing gambling research from other areas of public health.
Timely decision making and outcomes for children in out-of…
A ‘quick scoping review’ of research evidence about timely decision making for children and young people who've entered the child protection system.
Supporting children in families with complex needs
This paper describes how practitioners can develop confidence in supporting children in these families.
Adolescent help-seeking
This chapter describes the past help-seeking behaviours and future help-seeking intentions of adolescents, focusing on who adolescents go to for help.
Adolescents’ relationships with their peers
Examines the peer relationships of Australian Children around mid-adolescence and the influence of these friendships on attitudes and behaviour.
Eating problems in mid adolescence
This chapter provides a description of how young people are faring in relation to eating problems at 14–15 years of age.
Children’s housing experiences
This chapter describes changes in the housing experiences of children who have moved house and the impact of family separation on housing experiences.
Children’s use of health care services
This chapter uses data collected between 2004 and 2014 to provide a snapshot of how health care services are used.