Policy and practice paper Sep 1998
Valuing parent education: A cornerstone of child abuse prevention
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Overview of parent education and the effectiveness of parent education interventions in the prevention of child maltreatment.
Policy and practice paper Sep 1998
Overview of parent education and the effectiveness of parent education interventions in the prevention of child maltreatment.
Policy and practice paper Dec 1995
Current issues of child sexual abuse, perpetrator characteristics, the "backlash" against child abuse, ritual abuse and prevention initiatives.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2007
Looks at what kind of training would assist in providing safe, nurturing care and continuity of cultural needs for children in care
Research report Oct 2011
This paper describes re-development of the outcome indices for Growing Up in Australia, The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, as at Wave 3.
Research report Jun 1999
Data presented in this paper are drawn from the Australian Divorce Transitions Project, a random national telephone survey of 650 divorce Australians.
Family Matters article Apr 2001
This article describes some of the common themes and concerns shared by key researchers in children's health and development at a recent meeting held at the Australian Institute of Family Studies to discuss the formation of a new national Research Partnership for Developmental Health and Wellbeing.
Family Matters article Apr 1997
This article suggests that children are frequently left out of social policy and its analysis and, in the specific area of child protection policy, even though by definition it appears to be child oriented, adultist perspectives dominate.
Policy and practice paper Jun 2002
The merits of using mass media to advocate for children's rights, and raise awareness of and prevent child abuse.
Research report Jun 1982
Briefly surveys the history of the rights of the child, showing that the condition of children today is, generally speaking, far better
Policy and practice paper Nov 2005
Examines the recruitment, retention, training, assessment and support of Aboriginal and Torres people caring for children removed from their parents