Child Family Community Australia

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    Elder abuse: Key issues and emerging evidence

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    Reporting child abuse and neglect: Information for service providers

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    Intimate partner violence in Australian refugee communities

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    Helplines and telephone counselling services for children, young people and parents

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    Expert Panel Project

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

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Elder abuse

CFCA Paper— Jun 2019

Focusing on recent research, this paper discusses elder abuse in Australia and its prevalence, impact and associated risk factors.

Reporting abuse and neglect

Reporting child abuse and neglect

CFCA Resource Sheet— Jun 2019

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

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Needs assessment

Families and Children Expert Panel practice resource— Mar 2019

This resource is for practitioners and policy makers who want to learn more about the needs assessment process or how to conduct a needs assessment.

Child protection and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

CFCA Resource Sheet— Jan 2019

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 short articles

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Join the conversation – Implementing programs and practices in child and family services: The ‘why’ and ‘how’ of good implementation practice

26 June 2019
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Join the conversation – Child-focused approaches when working with parents affected by family and domestic violence

29 May 2019
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Join the conversation – Extending care: Supporting young people’s transition from out-of-home care to adulthood

15 May 2019
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Latest news

Midwest Early Childhood Summit: Connecting and reflecting

18 June 2019

Parenting in the digital age

18 June 2019

Sorting it out: Gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (GBTIQ) men's attitudes and experiences of intimate partner violence and sexual assault

18 June 2019
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Our next event

Supporting the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children through a collaborative community approach

Webinar
09 July 2019 13:00 to 14:00

This webinar will discuss how service organisations can work with Aboriginal communities to increase accessibility for First Nations families.

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