Webinar Sep 2021
Preventing placement breakdown and promoting stability in out-of-home care
This webinar explored what ‘stability’ means in out-of-home care and offered strategies for achieving positive outcomes for children and carers.
Webinar Sep 2021
This webinar explored what ‘stability’ means in out-of-home care and offered strategies for achieving positive outcomes for children and carers.
Short article Oct 2020
This article explores how early interventions operate to prevent youth homelessness and outlines the emerging evidence for what works.
Short article Oct 2020
This short article explores how a population approach to early intervention and prevention can support parents and improve child safety and wellbeing.
Short article Oct 2020
This short article presents the results of Sing&Grow’s evaluation into impacts on caregiver capacity and child development outcomes.
Short article Dec 2020
This short article outlines how a national music therapy program adapted its service offering during lockdown to continue to support families.
Commissioned report Jun 2019
A ‘quick scoping review’ of research evidence about timely decision making for children and young people who've entered the child protection system.
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 2016
Recent research has shown that postnatal mental health problems can be reduced through participation in the WWWT! program.
Submission Feb 2016
This submission discusses the proposed amendments to the Act with consideration of how particular research may inform considerations.
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.