Family Matters article Dec 2012
Digital natives?
This paper discusses the effects of access, context and time "exposed" to different media (including reading) on the child's language skills at different stages of their development.
Family Matters article Dec 2012
This paper discusses the effects of access, context and time "exposed" to different media (including reading) on the child's language skills at different stages of their development.
Webinar Aug 2018
This webinar explored some of the complexities involved when psychiatric labels are applied to children.
Family Matters article Sep 2010
Family Matters article
Webinar May 2018
This webinar outlined emerging evidence on the impact of early adversity on children’s development and discussed implications for practice.
Policy and practice paper Feb 2008
Identifying the priorities for a national child protection research agenda.
Family Matters article Jun 1996
Practice guide Jul 2014
Explores the issues concerning and best practice for data collection for and about Indigenous people in Australia.
Policy and practice paper Oct 2007
Produced by the former National Child Protection Clearinghouse
Practice guide Jul 2015
This paper examines the Australian and international evidence on cultural competence in health care settings.
Short article May 2018
The MacKillop Family Services conference focused on what can be learned from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.