Policy and practice paper Dec 2002
Preventing child abuse: Changes to family support in the 21st century
Examines the development and provision of family support that helps to prevent child abuse and family violence.
Policy and practice paper Dec 2002
Examines the development and provision of family support that helps to prevent child abuse and family violence.
Policy and practice paper Apr 2006
This paper investigates the effectiveness of child maltreatment prevention programs.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2003
Developed with SNAICC to provide an overview of the issues around the child abuse and neglect of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Policy and practice paper Apr 2005
This paper is a national snapshot of Australian statutory child protection services.
Policy and practice paper Nov 2012
This paper reviews the research on whether some family structures expose children to a higher risk of child maltreatment than others
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
We need to collect better data to improve our understanding of how vulnerable children in need become offenders, writes Dr Kath McFarlane.
Short article Feb 2018
Recent research suggests that more young adults engage in sexting than teenagers and those who sext regard it more positively than those who don't.
Short article May 2018
The Family Matters Report 2017 highlights that rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in care have worsened over the last 10 years.
Short article Oct 2018
We provide an overview of the national diagnostic tool and a guide to its use for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.