Child Family Community Australia

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    Reporting child abuse and neglect: Information for service providers

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    Therapeutic residential care: An update on current issues in Australia

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    The economic costs of child abuse and neglect

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    Children in care

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Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) is AIFS’ information hub for evidence, resources and support for professionals working in the child, family and community welfare sector.

Recent publications

Reporting abuse and neglect

Reporting child abuse and neglect

CFCA Resource Sheet— Oct 2018

Information on how to report suspected child abuse and neglect, including key contacts in each state and territory

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Therapeutic residential care: An update on current issues in Australia

CFCA Paper— Sep 2018

This paper provides an update on developments in therapeutic residential care and touches on issues that should form the focus of future research.

The economic costs of child abuse and neglect

The economic costs of child abuse and neglect

CFCA Resource Sheet— Sep 2018

An overview of the economic costs of child abuse and neglect to the departments responsible for child protection services in Australia

Grandparents spending time with granddaughter in park in Hong Kong.

Children in care

CFCA Resource Sheet— Sep 2018

An overview of out-of-home care statistics in Australia

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Recent short articles

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Join the conversation – Working with young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds: Applying the National Youth Settlement Framework in mainstream services

28 November 2018
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Key messages from the National Apology to Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse

1 November 2018
Family in a therapy session.

Join the conversation – ‘A community that values its children will cherish their parents’: Family inclusion in child protection systems

24 October 2018
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Latest news

Report – Impact of FIFO work arrangements on the mental health and well-being of FIFO workers

10 December 2018

Report – What is the profile of child exploitation material offenders?

10 December 2018

Resource – Invisible practices: Intervention with fathers who use violence

7 December 2018
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Our next event

Engaging children as partners in practice to support their mental health and wellbeing

Webinar
12 December 2018 13:00 to 14:00

This webinar will discuss practices that can contribute to practitioners creating genuine partnerships with children and their families.

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