Short article Jun 2017
Can early childhood environmental factors help predict child maltreatment?
Risk factors for child maltreatment are often interrelated, and need to be addressed by holistic prevention and early intervention strategies.
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Short article Jun 2017
Risk factors for child maltreatment are often interrelated, and need to be addressed by holistic prevention and early intervention strategies.
Family Matters article Mar 1999
This article has three main aims: to discuss the general profile of people caring for elderly parents and care recipients; to present some real life caring situations illustrating the complexities of care arrangements; and to draw some conclusions about the consequences of these complexities for middle aged carers and for the provision of support services for the aged.
Policy and practice paper May 2002
Report to the WA Gordon Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaint of family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities
Family Matters article Apr 1994
This article focuses on one of the priority issues identified by the National Council for the International Year of the Family - to address the problems of family violence.
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 Jan 1994
Incidence and prevention of child abuse and neglect
Family Matters article Jun 1995
This article examines the links between child abuse and domestic violence, discusses aspects of the inter-relationship between the two forms of violence, and identifies issues in professional assessment and management of suspected child abuse cases.
Policy and practice paper Jun 2001
Explores the Internet's role in child sexual exploitation, exposure to sexually explicit material and the use of the Internet by paedophiles.
Policy and practice paper Jun 2001
Examines the role of the media in publicising child abuse and protection, and its contribution to public and political discourse about the topic.
Policy and practice paper Dec 1994
This paper will provide a background to child abuse and neglect in the USA and examine one perspective on child abuse preventative strategies.