Family Matters article Sep 2001
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Family Matters article Sep 2001
A history of child protection
This article gives an overview of the development of child protection and efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect, highlighting the cyclical nature of the evolution of child protection services and noting that many of the current approaches have been tried a number of times over the last 150 years and look likely to be re-applied in the next few decades.
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Family Matters article Jun 2001
A framework for responding to vulnerable children and their families
Continuing previous research (1999) at the Australian Institute of Family Studies on the outcomes of the UK 'Looking After Children' approach in out of home care in Victoria, the author discusses the value of the UK Children in Need assessment framework for Victorian Family Services.
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Family Matters article Jun 2001
Forgotten families
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Family Matters article Jun 2001
Working with families to promote healthy adolescent development
This paper explores the evidence for family focused adolescent health promotion.
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Family Matters article Jun 2001
Opinion - The challenge of caring for children
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Policy and practice paper Jun 2001
Child abuse and the Internet
Explores the Internet's role in child sexual exploitation, exposure to sexually explicit material and the use of the Internet by paedophiles.
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Policy and practice paper Jun 2001
Child abuse and the media
Examines the role of the media in publicising child abuse and protection, and its contribution to public and political discourse about the topic.
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Family Matters article Apr 2001
Foregone earnings from child rearing
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Family Matters article Apr 2001
Meeting the challenges of parenting