Short article Mar 2019
Using people-centred evidence to shape policy
Article based on a presentation given at the AIFS 2018 Conference by Dr Tim Reddel from the Department of Social Services.
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Using people-centred evidence to shape policy
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Research report Mar 2015
The economic consequences of divorce in six OECD countries
Estimates for men and women are derived from longitudinal data from Australia, Germany, Korea, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States
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Research report Aug 2019
Child Care Package Evaluation: Early monitoring report
This early monitoring report is the first formal evaluation of the Commonwealth’s Child Care Package.
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Policy and practice paper Feb 2018
National comparison of cross-agency practice in investigating and responding to severe child abuse
This paper provides a national overview and comparison of cross-agency responses to severe child abuse.
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Commissioned report Nov 2017
Cradle to Kinder Evaluation Summary
The Cradle to Kinder program is an early intervention program designed to address the needs of vulnerable children and families.
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Family Matters article Oct 2009
Overview: Hard times
Articles in this issue address the interaction of policies, services and institutions, and the vulnerable with the employment prospects of those in out-of-home care; the economic consequences for single-parent families of the changes to the child support and the Welfare-to-Work reforms; and how the Victorian legal system has responded to family violence.
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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 Mar 2016
Welfare conditionality as a child protection tool
This article summarises a recent research study into the use and effectiveness of “Child Protection Income Management” in the Northern Territory.
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Family Matters article Apr 2017
Conference Keynote. Two-generation programs:
Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan looks at the potential of two-generation programs to benefit families.
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Family Matters article Apr 2017
Conference Keynote. What can early interventions really achieve, and how will we know?
Professor John Lynch considers evidence-based policy-making from the perspective of an epidemiologist.