Practice guide Nov 2016
Children’s attachment needs in the context of out-of-home care
An overview of what we know, and what needs to be better understood, about children’s attachment needs in the context of out-of-home care
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Practice guide Nov 2016
An overview of what we know, and what needs to be better understood, about children’s attachment needs in the context of out-of-home care
Policy and practice paper Mar 2015
Review of kinship carer surveys to identify messages for policy and practice about the characteristics and support needs of kinship care families
Policy and practice paper Jul 2015
A review of the research on the effectiveness of relationship education and counselling
Policy and practice paper Aug 2015
Outlines the contemporary understanding of the Principle, and reviews the barriers at the policy and practice levels that impede its implementation
Policy and practice paper Oct 2016
Examines Australian and international research to identify key areas of support that may help young people successfully transition from care
Policy and practice paper Jul 2018
This resource sheet summarises data that link the child protection system and youth justice supervision in Australia.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2018
This paper provides an update on developments in therapeutic residential care and touches on issues that should form the focus of future research.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2018
An overview of the economic costs of child abuse and neglect to the departments responsible for child protection services in Australia
Family Matters article Dec 2014
Family Matters article about measuring socio-economic status of women
Family Matters article Dec 2014
This article looks at the various ways in which family formation pathways and the characteristics and functioning of families have changed over the decades in Australia, including trends in marriage, divorce and cohabitation, and the resulting rise in new forms of families, such as grandparent-headed families, same-sex-parented families, couples living apart together, and shared care.