Policy and practice paper Nov 2011
Therapeutic residential care in Australia: Taking stock and looking forward
In this Issues Paper, therapeutic residential care is described and contrasted with other models of out-of-home care.
Policy and practice paper Nov 2011
In this Issues Paper, therapeutic residential care is described and contrasted with other models of out-of-home care.
Short article Sep 2017
Young people leaving care have specific needs and are at greater risk of contact with the justice system.
Family Matters article Apr 1997
This article suggests that children are frequently left out of social policy and its analysis and, in the specific area of child protection policy, even though by definition it appears to be child oriented, adultist perspectives dominate.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2012
This paper explores the theoretical understandings of supervisory neglect and how these understandings might assist in delivering practical responses
Policy and practice paper Jun 2002
The merits of using mass media to advocate for children's rights, and raise awareness of and prevent child abuse.
Family Matters article Feb 2006
Using data on the 4-5 year old children participating in the Growing Up in Australia study, this examination of the relationship between family structure and incidence of child injury indicates that children in sole parent families, but not in stepfamilies, were over represented among the 17 percent of children who sustained an injury.
Family Matters article Dec 2011
This paper reviews some of the recent research that has analysed the outcomes of child maltreatment as seen through the lens of the disciplines of neuroscience, psychopathology, traumatology and related fields.
Practice guide Dec 2012
Summarises the available statistical information about the nature and extent of sexual assault and abuse in Australia
Policy and practice paper Jan 2013
This paper reviews recent Australian and international research on the long-term effects of child sexual abuse
Family Matters article Dec 2011
This article discusses the well established link between child maltreatment (abuse and neglect) and adolescent offending as well as the now significant evidence that the timing of this maltreatment matters.