Policy and practice paper Feb 2020
Working together to keep children and families safe
This practice paper focuses on improving cross-sectoral relationships between child protection and child and family welfare practitioners.
Policy and practice paper Feb 2020
This practice paper focuses on improving cross-sectoral relationships between child protection and child and family welfare practitioners.
Policy and practice paper May 2015
A review of the literature on Indigenous community-managed programs and organisations, with a focus on what works in these initiatives.
Policy and practice paper Feb 2024
This paper synthesises the findings of a rapid literature review to describe what we know about how common coercive control victimisation is, as well as risk factors and impacts of coercive control victimisation.
Policy and practice paper Apr 2024
This policy and practice paper describes what we know about the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and violence against family animals.
Policy and practice paper Mar 2024
This paper used evidence and literature gathered from a range of sources. A literature review was conducted on research examining spiritual and religious abuse in the context of intimate partner violence. Several databases were searched for peer-reviewed literature using AIFS Catalogue Plus. Grey literature and online resources from peak bodies (e.g. ANROWS) and other organisations (e.g. InTouch) were obtained from sources including the Australian Policy Observatory and Google.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2020
This practice paper reviews the evidence on food security and describes the prevalence, impact and experience of food insecurity in Australia.
Policy and practice paper Feb 2016
This paper defines and clarifies what trauma-informed service delivery means in the context of child and family welfare services in Australia
Policy and practice paper Aug 2019
This paper describes the configuration and characteristics of current therapeutic residential care services in Australia.
Policy and practice paper May 2021
This paper reviews the evidence for telepractice as a service delivery method in the family and relationship services sector.
Policy and practice paper Aug 2011
Summary of how transport and disadvantage intersect and why some groups are especially vulnerable to transport disadvantage.