Policy and practice paper Apr 2012
Is resilience still a useful concept when working with children and young people?
A review of research on resilience, and how resilience is defined, measured and used in practice.
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Policy and practice paper Apr 2012
A review of research on resilience, and how resilience is defined, measured and used in practice.
Policy and practice paper Jun 2013
Experiences of child maltreatment are rarely isolated incidents; different forms of abuse often co-occur, and trauma often develops over time
Policy and practice paper Jan 2013
This paper reviews recent Australian and international research on the long-term effects of child sexual abuse
Policy and practice paper Feb 2008
Looking at "postvention"for families - activities that can assist those bereaved by suicide to cope with what has occurred.
Policy and practice paper Jun 2008
Explores the relationship between housing affordability, housing stress, and mental health and wellbeing.
Policy and practice paper Jun 2008
A brief overview of mental health problems and causes, and the impact of mental health problems on family relationships and dynamics.
Policy and practice paper Dec 1996
Produced by the former National Child Protection Clearinghouse
Research report Dec 2000
Describes a new study that aims to fill gaps in the research literature concerning the influence of home-child care discontinuities on children.
Research report Dec 2013
This paper explores trends in child care in Australia from 1984 to 2011, for children aged under 12 years old with employed mothers
Research report Jun 1999
This report argues that the Looking After Children approach may have measurable benefits for child care services in Australia