Short article Jul 2016
Emotional abuse of children is a growing problem in Australia
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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?
Research programs
Examining the nature of elder abuse and its prevalence in the Australian population
Journal article Mar 2023
This research highlights potential links between parental alcohol consumption and parenting practices around alcohol and adolescent alcohol use and experience of related harms.
Practice guide Dec 2014
An overview of the public health model and how it applies to the Australian child welfare and child protection system
Webinar Apr 2024
This webinar will introduce customer journey mapping and how it can be used to enhance your service systems.
Commissioned report Nov 2017
The Cradle to Kinder program is an early intervention program designed to address the needs of vulnerable children and families.
Family Matters article Apr 2017
Professor John Lynch considers evidence-based policy-making from the perspective of an epidemiologist.
Family Matters article Apr 2017
Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan looks at the potential of two-generation programs to benefit families.
Practice guide Apr 2016
This paper seeks to clarify what community engagement involves, and the role it can play in improving outcomes for children and families
Practice guide Oct 2017
This paper explores the development of the collective impact framework and its ability to create population-level change on complex social issues.