Practice guide Mar 2019
Needs assessment
This resource is for practitioners and policy makers who want to learn more about the needs assessment process or how to conduct a needs assessment.
Practice guide Mar 2019
This resource is for practitioners and policy makers who want to learn more about the needs assessment process or how to conduct a needs assessment.
Family Matters article Oct 2009
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.
Family Matters article Mar 2016
Family Matters article on parent-only care
Research report Dec 2023
This research report explores how the Australian Government's Parental Leave Pay (PLP) and Dad and Partner Pay (DAPP) were used by families up to December 2022.
Practice guide Aug 2015
A snapshot of participatory action research, an approach that views the participant as an equal partner with the researcher
Practice guide Jun 2020
This resource is for evaluation beginners needing help with developing an evaluation plan for a program, project or service for children and families.
Practice guide Sep 2017
Planning for the evaluation of supported and community playgroups
Practice guide Jul 2017
A resource to assist in the development of high-quality and consistent playgroups
Practice guide Sep 2017
This document is intended to provide information on a set of principles that capture the essential core components of a high-quality playgroup.
Resource sheet Feb 2024
This resource sheet provides a list of resources for non-Indigenous evaluators and/or child and family services who need to plan, undertake, or commission an evaluation for programs that work with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and their families.