Short article Jul 2016
Emotional abuse of children is a growing problem in Australia
How many children are in the child protection system? How can we improve the system's response to these children and their families?
Short article Jul 2016
How many children are in the child protection system? How can we improve the system's response to these children and their families?
Short article Jul 2014
10 positive actions a parent can take if they learn their child is bullying others
Policy and practice paper Nov 2017
This paper outlines recent reforms to Australian child protection systems.
Practice guide Dec 2014
An overview of the public health model and how it applies to the Australian child welfare and child protection system
Research report Jun 2015
What are the conceptual, policy and practice challenges that the prevention of child sexual abuse presents?
Practice guide May 2017
This article outlines how co-design and collaboration is fundamental to the work of the Healing Foundation.
Policy and practice paper Dec 2015
This paper presents an overview of the effects of domestic and family violence on children, and outlines a range of evidence-based responses
Policy and practice paper Jan 2020
A snapshot of the rates of involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection and out-of-home care during 2016–2017
Policy and practice paper Dec 2016
This paper offers guidance to the management of child protection and related services by drawing on occupational health literature
Facts and figures Apr 2023
Figures around births in Australia: fertility rate, parents’ age, number of children, births outside marriage.