Policy and practice paper May 2017
Risk and protective factors for child abuse and neglect
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An overview of the risk and protective factors for child abuse and neglect in families
Policy and practice paper May 2017
An overview of the risk and protective factors for child abuse and neglect in families
Short article Aug 2016
E-mental health can provide an appropriate and cost-effective way to increase the number of people accessing help for problem gambling.
Resource sheet Apr 2015
Programs that have been assessed as promising programs for the purpose of the Communities for Children Facilitating Partners 30-50% requirement.
Family Matters article Dec 2014
This article examines the drivers of behaviour in consuming sugar-sweetened beverages for Indigenous children.
Family Matters article Jun 2015
Using the Triple P-Positive Parenting Program as a case study, this article discusses how to design and disseminate a system of parenting support within a public health framework in Australia.
Family Matters article Jun 2015
In this article, we report on responses to questions about the appropriateness of three particular care-time parenting arrangements in situations in which a parent is currently "threatening or violent towards the other parent after separation".
Family Matters article Mar 2016
This article describes the development of a panel of experts commissioned in 2014 by the Australian Government Department of Social Services to help service providers in the family support sector to deliver evidence-based programs and practices, s well as discussing its processes, management, evaluation, and initial projects.
Family Matters article Apr 2017
This article overviews the increasing policy and practice focus on the need to better understand the effects of social services on families, and discusses the contested nature of "evidence" and future directions for program evaluation.
Family Matters article Apr 2017
Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan looks at the potential of two-generation programs to benefit families.
Family Matters article Apr 2017
Professor John Lynch considers evidence-based policy-making from the perspective of an epidemiologist.