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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.

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Client violence towards workers in the child, family and community welfare sector

CFCA Paper— Mar 2020

This paper reviews evidence about client violence, and the threat of it, towards workers in the child, family and community welfare sector.

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Working together to keep children and families safe

CFCA Paper— Feb 2020

This practice paper focuses on improving cross-sectoral relationships between child protection and child and family welfare practitioners.

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Child protection and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

CFCA Resource Sheet— Jan 2020

A snapshot of the rates of involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection and out-of-home care during 2016–2017

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Recent videos

Recent short articles

Collective trauma is real, and could hamper Australian communities' bushfire recovery

24 February 2020
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CFCA in 2019: A year in review

18 December 2019
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All ages play: Intergenerational playgroups in residential aged care

3 December 2019
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Latest news

The reach of playgroups and their benefit for children’s development across Australia: A comparison of 2012, 2015, and 2018 AEDC data

2 April 2020

Identifying and responding to domestic violence in antenatal care: Key findings and future directions

31 March 2020

Engaging young people and their families in youth mental health: Strategies and tips for mental health workers

31 March 2020
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