Webinar Jul 2023
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A child and family services’ guide to the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC)
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Family Matters article May 2018
A population approach to the prevention of child maltreatment
This article sets out how the prevention of child maltreatment can be enhanced by a multi-level population-based approach in providing evidence- based parenting and family support.
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Family Matters article Jun 2015
A public health approach to enhancing safe and supportive family environments for children
Building on the growing consensus that communities are best served by a public health approach to child protection, this article demonstrates that it is possible to identify family environments at a population level that could be the subject of public health interventions.
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Resource sheet May 2021
Age of consent laws in Australia
Information for practitioners and researchers on age of consent legislation in Australia
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Short article Nov 2016
Australia is failing to safeguard cultural connections for Aboriginal children in out-of-home care
New reports show a lack of care for the cultural needs of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection and OOHC.
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Resource sheet Aug 2022
Australian child protection legislation
A brief overview of child protection legislation across state and territory jurisdictions in Australia
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Resource sheet Feb 2023
Australian legal definitions: When is a child in need of protection?
An overview of conceptual definitions of abusive and neglectful behaviours, and legislative definitions of "a child in need of protection"
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Research report Mar 2022
Becoming a new parent
This report highlights the experiences of a sample of expectant and new parents in Australia during COVID-19 in 2020.
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Facts and figures Apr 2023
Births in Australia
Figures around births in Australia: fertility rate, parents’ age, number of children, births outside marriage.
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Short article May 2020
Calming the body before calming the mind: Sensory strategies for children affected by trauma
This short article describes how understanding brain development can help inform approaches to working with children affected by trauma.