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Involving children in child safe organisations

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Corporal punishment: Key issues

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Improving service responses for refugee families

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Protecting Australia's Children: Research and Evaluation Register, 2011-2015

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Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) is an information exchange for practitioners, policy makers, service providers and researchers working with children, families and communities. CFCA is funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Social Services.

Recent publications

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Fathers who use violence

CFCA Paper— Jun 2017

An exploration of strategies to engage and address issues for family members who are continuing to live with domestic violence.

Child protection and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

CFCA Resource Sheet— Aug 2017

A snapshot of the rates of involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection and out-of-home care during 2015-16

Age of consent laws

Age of consent laws

CFCA Resource Sheet— Jul 2017

Information for practitioners and researchers on age of consent legislation in Australia

Recent short articles

Practitioners on evidence: Cathie Valentine

Practitioners on evidence: Cathie Valentine

16 August 2017

Long ignored, adolescent family violence needs our attention

Long ignored, adolescent family violence needs our attention

9 August 2017

Framing messages to engage fathers in the first 1000 days

Join the conversation - Framing messages to engage fathers in the first 1000 days

3 August 2017

Latest news

News - Baby box scheme rolled out across Scotland

17 August 2017

Conference - Early Start Conference

15 August 2017

Report - Rapid review of sources of evidence on the views, experiences and perceptions of children in care and care leavers (UK)

15 August 2017

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