Submission Oct 2012
Submission to the Legislative Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and Other Organisations
Transcript of AIFS response to the handling of child abuse by religious and other organisations.
Submission Oct 2012
Transcript of AIFS response to the handling of child abuse by religious and other organisations.
Short article Sep 2017
This article reflects on research that revealed parents didn’t always know how adolescents were feeling, and considers implications for practice.
Policy and practice paper Dec 1995
Current issues of child sexual abuse, perpetrator characteristics, the "backlash" against child abuse, ritual abuse and prevention initiatives.
Policy and practice paper Feb 2008
Identifying the priorities for a national child protection research agenda.
Policy and practice paper Nov 2006
This paper investigates recent literature on child maltreatment in organisational settings.
Policy and practice paper Jun 1996
Review of the literature on intergenerational transmission of maltreatment, and whether and how maltreated children become abusive parents.
Policy and practice paper Jun 2000
Exploration of the relationship between child maltreatment (especially child sexual abuse) and the experience or witnessing of domestic violence.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2008
An overview of the research literature on the outcomes of children raised in families with multiple problems including parental substance misuse.
Policy and practice paper Sep 1998
Overview of parent education and the effectiveness of parent education interventions in the prevention of child maltreatment.
Policy and practice paper Dec 2006
This paper is about young people who have committed acts of sexual abuse. It is written for those who come across this issue in their day-to-day work