Resource sheet Aug 2023
Reporting child abuse and neglect
Information on how to report suspected child abuse and neglect, including key contacts in each state and territory.
Resource sheet Aug 2023
Information on how to report suspected child abuse and neglect, including key contacts in each state and territory.
Resource sheet Aug 2021
Outlines recent research literature and discusses the use and effects of corporal punishment on children
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
Family Matters article Jun 2015
Building on the growing consensus that communities are best served by a public health approach to child protection, this article demonstrates that it is possible to identify family environments at a population level that could be the subject of public health interventions.
Family Matters article Apr 2017
Commissioner and Justice Jennifer Coate describes the aims and work of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Family Matters article Apr 2017
This article reviews progress to date and some of the benefits and challenges faced by a panel of experts commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Social Services to help service providers to deliver evidence-based programs and practices in the family support sector.
Family Matters article Apr 2017
This article outlines some issues and common challenges that require careful thought when planning an evaluation of a program targeting Indigenous people.
Family Matters article May 2018
This article aims to identify the early childhood factors associated with later social and emotional wellbeing when the child is ready to start school, and to develop a new indicator that could capture a more holistic view of wellbeing.
Family Matters article May 2018
This article sets out how the prevention of child maltreatment can be enhanced by a multi-level population-based approach in providing evidence- based parenting and family support.