Short article Jul 2019
Neighbour Day: It’s time to reconnect with those around us
With social isolation on the rise, Neighbour Day encourages all Australians to connect with their neighbours.
Short article Jul 2019
With social isolation on the rise, Neighbour Day encourages all Australians to connect with their neighbours.
Short article Jul 2019
This short article discusses how the risk of elder abuse may be heightened in rural and remote communities and proposes some ways to address this.
Policy and practice paper Aug 2019
This paper describes the configuration and characteristics of current therapeutic residential care services in Australia.
Short article Oct 2019
This short article explores the challenges and opportunities for parents of children in the pre-teen years, based on a recent survey.
Policy and practice paper Feb 2020
This practice paper focuses on improving cross-sectoral relationships between child protection and child and family welfare practitioners.
Short article Feb 2020
This short article discusses the experience of collective trauma and importance of community connections following natural disasters.
Policy and practice paper Mar 2020
This paper reviews evidence about client violence, and the threat of it, towards workers in the child, family and community welfare sector.
Short article Apr 2020
This short article discusses key considerations for involving children and young people in research, using an AIFS project as an illustrative example.
Short article Apr 2020
We describe powers of attorney arrangements, how these arrangements may protect older people from financial abuse, and acknowledge the risks of abuse.
Short article Jun 2020
This short article outlines how out-of-home care caseworkers can support contact between children and their birth families during social restrictions.