Short article Apr 2018
Growing up unequal: Young women’s health and wellbeing
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A recent report from Women's Health Victoria brought together research and promising practice to explore the health and wellbeing of young women.
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Short article Apr 2018
A recent report from Women's Health Victoria brought together research and promising practice to explore the health and wellbeing of young women.
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.
Webinar Jul 2018
This webinar outlined recent initiatives that promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership and self-determination in child protection.
Short article Jun 2018
We highlight some of the key findings of a recent report that examined the mental health of child protection practitioners in Victoria.
Short article Jul 2018
We compiled recent resources and short articles that explore the intersection between the child protection and youth justice systems in Australia.
Webinar Aug 2018
This webinar explored some of the complexities involved when psychiatric labels are applied to children.
Short article Aug 2018
This short article discusses promising practices to help support contact between carers and birth families for children in permanent care.
Media release Aug 2018
Recent research by AIFS and the Australian National University shows that fathers' work-life balance impacts on children's mental health. While the ability of mothers to juggle work and family commitments has long been known to affect children, the survey of 2496 families shows dads’ work matters too. Dads report wanting to be there more for their children, but their work often doesn't allow them to do so.
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.
Webinar Oct 2018
This webinar examined Emerging Minds’ work, focusing on how practitioners and services can develop consistent and engaging child-focused practice.