Research programs
Evidence and Evaluation Support
Helping Families and Children (FaC) Activity service providers to plan, implement and evaluate programs.
Research programs
Helping Families and Children (FaC) Activity service providers to plan, implement and evaluate programs.
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 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.
Webinar Nov 2020
This webinar brought together a panel of social service providers and evaluators to discuss how to build successful evaluation partnerships.
Short article Nov 2016
New reports show a lack of care for the cultural needs of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection and OOHC.
Research report Feb 2022
The evaluation primarily considers the impact of the child care subsidy system, comprising the Child Care Subsidy (CCS), Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS) and the Community Child Care Fund (CCCF).
Practice guide May 2021
This document summarises the findings of the evaluation of the second phase of the Expert Panel Project and covers the period July 2017–June 2020.
Practice guide Jun 2021
This resource gives a quick overview of some of the main evaluation designs used for outcomes evaluations or impact evaluations.
Practice guide Jul 2021
This document outlines the ethical issues that should be considered in any evaluation and when it is likely to need a formal review by an HREC.