Webinar Jul 2023
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Short article Aug 2019
A new approach to trauma-informed teaching: Teacher practice with the Berry Street Education Model
This short article discusses the Berry Street Education Model’s approach to assisting trauma-affected students.
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Webinar Jul 2020
A new early childhood development system for Australia
A Families in Focus webinar. In this webinar, Jay Weatherill discussed the opportunities for system reform in early childhood development post Covid-19.
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Research snapshot Apr 2021
A year in review: How we experienced 2020
A Year in Review presents a short summary of early findings from the Towards COVID Normal survey on how Australian families experienced 2020.
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Commissioned report Nov 2018
Adolescent help-seeking
This chapter describes the past help-seeking behaviours and future help-seeking intentions of adolescents, focusing on who adolescents go to for help.
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Resource sheet May 2021
Age of consent laws in Australia
Information for practitioners and researchers on age of consent legislation in Australia
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Short article Dec 2019
All ages play: Intergenerational playgroups in residential aged care
This short article describes Playgroup Queensland’s pilot to provide an opportunity for aged care residents to engage in a weekly playgroup.
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Family Matters article Mar 2016
Assessing the effectiveness of school-based sexual abuse prevention programs
This article highlights the importance of systematic reviews for research synthesis, with the strength of this approach demonstrated through the authors’ recent Cochrane review into the effectiveness of school-based programs for the prevention of child sexual abuse.
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Family Matters article Jun 2015
Attitudes to post-separation care arrangements in the face of current parental violence
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".
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Research programs
Australian Gambling Research Centre
The Australian Gambling Research Centre (AGRC) conducts research on gambling behaviour, trends, harms, prevention, treatment and policy.