Child Family Community Australia

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    Talking about parenting?

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    Therapeutic residential care services in Australia

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    Australian legal definitions: When is a child in need of protection?

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    Implementation in action: A guide to implementing evidence-informed programs and practices

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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

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Therapeutic residential care services in Australia

CFCA Paper— Aug 2019

This paper describes the configuration and characteristics of current therapeutic residential care services in Australia.

Australian legal definitions: When is a child in need of protection?

Australian legal definitions: When is a child in need of protection?

CFCA Resource Sheet— Jul 2019

An overview of conceptual definitions of abusive and neglectful behaviours, and legislative definitions of "a child in need of protection"

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Implementation in action

Guidelines— Jun 2019

The purpose of this guide is to help in the implementation of evidence-informed programs and practices in the child and family service sector.

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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.

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Recent short articles

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Join the conversation – Putting children first: Changing how we communicate with parents to improve children’s outcomes

11 September 2019
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Talking about parenting? A resource for practitioners working with parents and children

4 September 2019
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Join the conversation – Responding to elder abuse: Rights, safety and participation

28 August 2019
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Latest news

Life in Mind: An information exchange for suicide prevention

8 October 2019

Partners in Prevention expansion project: 2017–2019 evaluation report

8 October 2019

'I just wanted to keep my boyfriend happy': Young country women's perceptions of intimate partner violence

8 October 2019
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Our next event

Working with parents affected by alcohol and other drug use: Considering the needs of children in practice

Webinar
16 October 2019 13:00 to 14:00

This webinar discussed how practitioners working with parents affected by alcohol and other drug use can enhance their child-focused practice.

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