Practice guide Sep 2010
Engaging fathers in child and family services
Provides ideas for practitioners and policy-makers about how to increase engagement of fathers in child and family services and programs.
Practice guide Sep 2010
Provides ideas for practitioners and policy-makers about how to increase engagement of fathers in child and family services and programs.
Practice guide Mar 2011
A summary of research on social inclusion and the relevance of the concept and its application to family support services.
Policy and practice paper May 2011
Information on social inclusion and social exclusion and how this impacts upon children and families in Australia.
Policy and practice paper Aug 2011
Summary of how transport and disadvantage intersect and why some groups are especially vulnerable to transport disadvantage.
Practice guide Dec 2014
An overview of the public health model and how it applies to the Australian child welfare and child protection system
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 Jul 2015
A review of the research on the effectiveness of relationship education and counselling
Policy and practice paper Oct 2015
This paper describes the characteristics of families using Children’s Contact Services, and outlines key issues for service provision in this area
Short article Mar 2016
We recently spoke with Professor Sue Dyson about respectful relationships education, and its role in preventing domestic and family violence.
Practice guide Apr 2016
This paper seeks to clarify what community engagement involves, and the role it can play in improving outcomes for children and families