Family Matters article May 2003
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How accessible are child abuse prevention services for families?
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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.
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Policy and practice paper Jun 2002
The role of mass media in facilitating community education and child abuse prevention strategies
The merits of using mass media to advocate for children's rights, and raise awareness of and prevent child abuse.
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Policy and practice paper May 2002
Child abuse and family violence in Aboriginal communities
Report to the WA Gordon Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaint of family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities
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Family Matters article Apr 2002
Stronger Families team on the road
This article discusses the Stronger Families Learning Exchange, established at the Australian Institute of Family Studies with the objective of contributing to the evidence base about the effectiveness of early interventions for families and communities.
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Family Matters article Apr 2002
Living standards of older people and policy implications for their grandchildren
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Policy and practice paper Dec 2001
Strategic Directions in Child Protection
This document presents the 12 commissioned reports on aspects of child protection service and policy
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Research report Oct 2001
How should family services respond to 'Children in Need'?
Should family service agencies in Australia adopt the Children in Need system?
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Family Matters article Sep 2001
A history of child protection
This article gives an overview of the development of child protection and efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect, highlighting the cyclical nature of the evolution of child protection services and noting that many of the current approaches have been tried a number of times over the last 150 years and look likely to be re-applied in the next few decades.
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Family Matters article Sep 2001
The first twenty-one years
This article examines how the Institute has developed over the past 21 years, reflects upon its performance against the expectations held, and looks forward to what might be achieved in the future.