Short article Jun 2017
Can early childhood environmental factors help predict child maltreatment?
Risk factors for child maltreatment are often interrelated, and need to be addressed by holistic prevention and early intervention strategies.
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Short article Jun 2017
Risk factors for child maltreatment are often interrelated, and need to be addressed by holistic prevention and early intervention strategies.
Short article Oct 2017
This article examines the role of homelessness in the link between child maltreatment and youth offending.
Short article Nov 2017
Violence against child protection workers has negative effects on their health and wellbeing, but more research is needed to understand its impacts.
Short article May 2018
The MacKillop Family Services conference focused on what can be learned from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Short article Oct 2017
We need to collect better data to improve our understanding of how vulnerable children in need become offenders, writes Dr Kath McFarlane.
Short article May 2015
International inquiries into child sexual abuse compiled for the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Short article Aug 2017
This article explores what’s known about the complex relationship between child maltreatment and youth offending.
Short article Jan 2018
Professor Daryl Higgins reflects on the findings from the Royal Commission and considers how organisational leaders can best respond.
Short article Nov 2018
This short article provides a summary of the National Apology to Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse delivered in October 2018.
Short article May 2018
A recent study found that adults who were abused as children in out-of-home care experienced a range of negative outcomes persisting into later life.