Policy and practice papers
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Natural disasters and community resilience: A framework for…
An exploration of the concept of community resilience and frameworks and tools developed to understand and measure it.
Is resilience still a useful concept when working with…
A review of research on resilience, and how resilience is defined, measured and used in practice.
Safe and supportive families and communities for children:…
A review of research on building safe and supportive families and communities for children in Australia.
Therapeutic residential care in Australia: Taking stock and…
In this Issues Paper, therapeutic residential care is described and contrasted with other models of out-of-home care.
Promoting positive education and care transitions for…
A review of research regarding children's transition from home, to early childhood education and care services and then to school.
Interagency collaboration: Part A. What is it, what does it…
Looks at what collaboration is, the benefits and risks and when it is likely to be most effective.
Interagency collaboration: Part B. Does collaboration…
Investigates the relationship between collaboration and improved outcomes for children and families.
The relationship between transport and disadvantage in…
Summary of how transport and disadvantage intersect and why some groups are especially vulnerable to transport disadvantage.
Supporting couples across the transition to parenthood
Discussion of the factors affecting relationship satisfaction for new parents and the types of programs that can support the transition to parenthood.