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.
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 Mar 2012
A review of research on building safe and supportive families and communities for children in Australia.
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 Apr 2017
Recent research highlights the importance of formal support services and informal social supports for refugee families resettling in Australia.
Short article Apr 2017
Recent research with refugee families and specialist service providers highlights areas where service systems can be improved.
Short article Jul 2017
A recent review suggests that early parenting interventions improve parental responsiveness and prevent infant sleep problems.
Short article Oct 2017
This article examines the role of homelessness in the link between child maltreatment and youth offending.
Short article Mar 2018
Recent research suggests that parents whose children have been placed into out-of-home care should be more meaningfully included in their lives.
Short article Aug 2018
This short article highlights the importance of giving children a voice after cases of intimate partner homicide to better respond to their needs.
Short article Oct 2018
We provide an overview of the national diagnostic tool and a guide to its use for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.