Risk and protective factors for child abuse and neglect
CFCA Resource Sheet— May 2017
An overview of the risk and protective factors for child abuse and neglect in families
Publications
CFCA produces a range of publications. These include CFCA Papers, which offer an objective exploration of how research applies to policy and practice, and are written by or in collaboration with expert researchers and service providers. CFCA Resource Sheets and Practitioner Resources are shorter papers that focus on a specific issue in depth.
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Risk assessment instruments in child protection
CFCA Resource Sheet— June 2016
Outlines the different approaches and instruments used to assess whether children are at risk of maltreatment
Rarely an isolated incident: Acknowledging the interrelatedness of child maltreatment, victimisation and trauma
Rhys Price-Robertson, Penelope Rush, Liz Wall and Daryl Higgins
CFCA Paper No. 15 — June 2013
Experiences of child maltreatment are rarely isolated incidents; different forms of abuse often co-occur, and trauma often develops over time
The long-term effects of child sexual abuse
Judith Cashmore and Rita Shackel
CFCA Paper No. 11 — January 2013
This paper reviews recent Australian and international research on the long-term effects of child sexual abuse
Child protection and family law… Joining the dots
Daryl Higgins and Rae Kaspiew
NCPC Issues No. 34 — May 2011
In this paper, we look at the issues facing those responsible for ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children in the context of parental separation.
Parental intellectual disability and child protection: Key issues
Alister Lamont and Leah Bromfield
NCPC Issues No. 31 — December 2009
Produced by the National Child Protection Clearinghouse
A stitch in time saves nine: Preventing and responding to the abuse and neglect of infants
Brigid Jordan and Robyn Sketchley
NCPC Issues No. 30 — September 2009
Explores the issues involved in applying a public health approach together with a human rights perspective to healing and protecting infants.
Long-term effects of child sexual abuse - 1998
Paul E. Mullen and Jillian Fleming
NCPC Issues No. 9 — April 1998
Examines the effects of child sexual abuse on social, sexual and interpersonal functioning, and its role in the broader aspects of mental health.
Child maltreatment and disability
Adam M. Tomison
NCPC Issues No. 7 — December 1996
Examines the relationship between children with disabilities and parents with disabilities, and the potential for child maltreatment.
