Commissioned report Jun 2019
Timely decision making and outcomes for children in out-of-home care
A ‘quick scoping review’ of research evidence about timely decision making for children and young people who've entered the child protection system.
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Commissioned report Jun 2019
A ‘quick scoping review’ of research evidence about timely decision making for children and young people who've entered the child protection system.
Commissioned report Apr 2017
This fact sheet examines the impact of domestic and family violence on parenting and child development.
Commissioned report Apr 2017
This fact sheet is based on findings from the Domestic and family violence and parenting: Mixed method insights into impact and support needs project.
Short article Mar 2016
Jamie Lee describes how the presence of family and domestic violence makes a difference to service response at Relationships Australia (SA).
Short article Jul 2016
How many children are in the child protection system? How can we improve the system's response to these children and their families?
Commissioned report Sep 2020
This qualitative study investigated the relationship between gambling and violence by men against their female intimate partners.
Family Matters article Oct 2009
This paper examines some of the key factors contributing to poor employment outcomes for young people leaving state out-of-home care, including traumatic pre-care experiences, poor in-care experiences, and lack of ongoing assistance on leaving care in regards to housing, education and other social and personal supports.
Family Matters article Oct 2009
This article provides an historical account of factors that have led to the development of the Victorian Family Violence Protection Act 2008.
Family Matters article Oct 2009
Articles in this issue address the interaction of policies, services and institutions, and the vulnerable with the employment prospects of those in out-of-home care; the economic consequences for single-parent families of the changes to the child support and the Welfare-to-Work reforms; and how the Victorian legal system has responded to family violence.
Research report Oct 2015
What are the findings of the Evaluation of the 2012 Family Violence Amendments to the Family Law Act 1975?