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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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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

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— Dec 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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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

Introduction to program evaluation

20 February 2020

Creating change through partnerships: An introductory guide to partnerships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous organisations in child and family services

18 February 2020

Get #social not #sued - Social media and the law webinar

18 February 2020
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