Practice guide Apr 2013
Applying community capacity-building approaches to child welfare practice and policy
This paper explores how insights from the field of community capacity-building can improve child welfare practice and policy in Australia.
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Practice guide Apr 2013
This paper explores how insights from the field of community capacity-building can improve child welfare practice and policy in Australia.
Policy and practice paper Oct 2012
This paper is an overview of an analysis of the Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Client Access Strategies
Policy and practice paper Jan 2013
This paper reviews recent Australian and international research on the long-term effects of child sexual abuse
Webinar May 2016
This webinar described what community engagement involves, how it's done, and how it can improve outcomes for children and families.
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
Short article Jun 2017
In the context of rising housing costs and financial stress, parental separation in low-income families can trigger greater risk of homelessness.
Resource sheet Jan 2017
This page contains selected web resources relating to natural disasters and drought
Research report Nov 2013
This research report investigates whether children in regional areas experience a "tyranny of distance" or a "tyranny of disadvantage".
Media release Dec 2015
It’s official … living alone can make some people feel lonelier and less satisfied with life, according to new research released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Family Matters article Dec 2013
Family Matters article about poverty and destitution in the aftermath of the United States recession