Pre-employment screening: Working With Children Checks and Police Checks
A guide to the various child safety screening programs in each Australian state and territory
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A guide to the various child safety screening programs in each Australian state and territory
An overview of online safety for parents, including useful resources and practical tips for monitoring and protecting children online
Helping FaC Activity service providers to build capacity to plan and implement programs, evaluate outcomes, and share the results with others.
A brief overview of child protection legislation across state and territory jurisdictions in Australia
This paper provides a national overview and comparison of cross-agency responses to severe child abuse.
An overview of developmental evaluation—what it is, why it was established, and what it can be used for.
This paper presents a review of available literature on problem sexual behaviours and sexually abusive behaviours exhibited in young people.
A snapshot of evaluation and Value for Money as a process to assist organisations to plan, develop and improve their programs.
This paper outlines recent reforms to Australian child protection systems.
This paper explores the development of the collective impact framework and its ability to create population-level change on complex social issues.
CFCA offers a free research and information helpdesk for child, family and community welfare practitioners, service providers, researchers and policy makers through the CFCA News.
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