Resource sheet Jan 2017
Web resources: Disability and carers
This page contains selected web resources relating to disability and carers.
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Resource sheet Jan 2017
This page contains selected web resources relating to disability and carers.
Policy and practice paper May 2014
Child Aware Approaches is a grassroots initiative to develop local approaches, actions and initiatives to keep children safe and well.
Media release Apr 2018
Around 80,000 Australian families now have a stay-at-home dad at the helm, according to research released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Short article Dec 2017
A short overview of the final report released by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse on 15 December 2017.
Webinar Dec 2016
This webinar outlined practical tools and strategies for involving children in child-safe organisations.
Short article Oct 2018
This short article explores opportunities to build workforce capacity to better support the mental health of parents of children with a disability.
Short article Jan 2018
Professor Daryl Higgins reflects on the findings from the Royal Commission and considers how organisational leaders can best respond.
Webinar Sep 2016
This webinar described evidence-based solutions to creating child-safe cultures in child and family welfare organisations.
Media release May 2018
Many Australian carers are grandparents caring for vulnerable relatives living out-of-home and they are not getting the support services they need, according to a research report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Media release Aug 2018
Recent research by AIFS and the Australian National University shows that fathers' work-life balance impacts on children's mental health. While the ability of mothers to juggle work and family commitments has long been known to affect children, the survey of 2496 families shows dads’ work matters too. Dads report wanting to be there more for their children, but their work often doesn't allow them to do so.