Policy and practice papers

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30 June 2008

Housing stress and the mental health and wellbeing of…

Explores the relationship between housing affordability, housing stress, and mental health and wellbeing.

2 June 2008

Family relationships and mental illness: Impacts and…

A brief overview of mental health problems and causes, and the impact of mental health problems on family relationships and dynamics.

2 June 2008

Enhancing family and relationship service accessibility and…

Identifying and using the issues and concerns of CALD families and service providers to make practice, procedure and policy recommendations.

7 May 2008

Working with families concerned with school-based bullying

Examines bullying and its impact on young people’s health and wellbeing, and the significance of family relationships in dealing with bullying.

17 April 2008

Effective regional, rural and remote family and…

Brief review of demographic, social and economic trends in rural, regional and remote Australia to provide background to service delivery.

11 March 2008

Father-inclusive practice and associated professional…

Reporting on factors that may influence fathers' involvement with services and the competence of practitioners to engage with fathers.

25 February 2008

Family issues in suicide postvention

Looking at "postvention"for families - activities that can assist those bereaved by suicide to cope with what has occurred.

25 February 2008

Family group conferencing in Australia 15 years on

This paper looks at the extent of family group conferencing in Australian child protection practice since the first trial was initiated in 1992.

25 February 2008

Developing a road map for research: Identifying the…

Identifying the priorities for a national child protection research agenda.