Child Family Community Australia

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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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    Reporting child abuse and neglect: Information for service providers

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    Therapeutic residential care: An update on current issues in Australia

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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.

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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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Intimate partner violence in Australian refugee communities

CFCA Paper— Dec 2018

This paper looks at intimate partner violence in Australian refugee communities, and how service providers can provide appropriate support.

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

CFCA Resource Sheet— Dec 2018

A list of national and state/territory helplines and telephone counselling services for children, young people and parents

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Recent short articles

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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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Join the conversation – Needs assessment: A tool for program planning and community building

8 May 2019
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Young people transitioning from out-of-home care: What do public inquiries tell us about the state of current policy and practice in Australia?

6 May 2019
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Latest news

Starts with us: Legal and justice sector action to prevent violence against women

23 May 2019

Central Australia Aboriginal community-controlled out-of-home care strategy 2019–2023: Executive summary

22 May 2019

Supporting Refugee Communities Recover, Resettle and Rebuild in Australia

21 May 2019
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Our next event

Child-focused approaches when working with parents affected by family and domestic violence

29 May 2019 13:00 to 14:00

This webinar will identify the skills and knowledge that practitioners need in order to have child-focused conversations with adults affected by FD

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