Practice guide Dec 2014
Defining the public health model for the child welfare services context
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An overview of the public health model and how it applies to the Australian child welfare and child protection system
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Practice guide Dec 2014
An overview of the public health model and how it applies to the Australian child welfare and child protection system
Family Matters article Dec 2014
Family Matters article about measuring socio-economic status of women
Family Matters article Oct 2014
This article explores the concept of choice among mothers who voluntarily relinquish their child for adoption.
Family Matters article Oct 2014
This opinion piece calls for for more - and better - research on ageing in Australia
Submission Jul 2014
Considering two programs where there are implications that relate to current adoption practice.
Commissioned report Feb 2014
The study proposes service model options that could enhance and complement existing support services.
Policy and practice paper Nov 2011
A review of research regarding children's transition from home, to early childhood education and care services and then to school.
Family Matters article Oct 2009
This paper uses data from the Australian General Social Survey, 2006, and the Australian Time Use Survey, 2006 and finds that retired men spend less time with family and friends outside of the household than men who are not retired, while for retired women, the opposite pattern emerges, as they report spending more time with family and friends who live outside of the household compared to women who are not retired.
Family Matters article Oct 2009
This paper examines some of the key factors contributing to poor employment outcomes for young people leaving state out-of-home care, including traumatic pre-care experiences, poor in-care experiences, and lack of ongoing assistance on leaving care in regards to housing, education and other social and personal supports.