Research report Nov 2013
Australian mothers' participation in employment
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This paper explores the characteristics of employed and non-employed mothers, to identify the factors that contribute to differing employment levels
Research report Nov 2013
This paper explores the characteristics of employed and non-employed mothers, to identify the factors that contribute to differing employment levels
Research report May 2013
This report highlights some key learnings about human development from the Australian Temperament Project (ATP) - a groundbreaking longitudinal study
Practice guide May 2013
Information about applying motivational interviewing techniques to support parents to enhance the safety and wellbeing of their children
Practice guide May 2013
A brief overview of the evidence-based principles of parent-skills training
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.
Practice guide Feb 2013
An overview of the ethical review process and how it applies to service providers evaluating their own programs
Research report Aug 2012
This report reviews the literature on life events experienced by families and ways in which they prepare for and/or deal with them
Practice guide Aug 2012
Reviews parenting and home-visiting programs in general, and then focuses on the evidence for programs aimed at Indigenous families.
Practice guide Aug 2012
Outlines what works, what doesn't, and what further research is needed, illustrated with case studies of promising programs in Australia.
Research report May 2012
Prepared for the 2012 National Families Week, with this year's theme being "Families make all the difference: Helping kids to grow and learn"