Practice guide Jun 2010
Community development approaches to safety and wellbeing of Indigenous children
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Summarises current knowledge on best practice in child protection with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Practice guide Jun 2010
Summarises current knowledge on best practice in child protection with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Family Matters article May 2010
Family Matters article on economic consequences for single-parent families of child support and Welfare to Work reforms
Policy and practice paper Dec 2009
Produced by the National Child Protection Clearinghouse
Practice guide Nov 2009
This paper outlines different evaluation types, identifies the key elements to developing a rigorous evaluation and highlights possible limitations.
Submission Oct 2009
Submission to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family, Community, Housing and Youth.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2009
Explores the issues involved in applying a public health approach together with a human rights perspective to healing and protecting infants.
Family Matters article Jun 2009
Family Matters opinion piece on sole-parent families
Family Matters article Mar 2009
This article suggests it is vital to tap potential of the powerful evidence that now exists on the serious immediate and long-term risks posed to children from parental substance dependence, mental health problems and domestic violence, and the high prevalence of such problems among families involved with statutory child protection systems.
Family Matters article Mar 2009
Family Matters article on New Zealand families and their experiences with flexible work
Policy and practice paper Dec 2008
Discusses the child protection system in Australia, legislation and policy frameworks, child welfare ideology, and key challenges and possible future