Practice guide Sep 2013
Mentoring programs for Indigenous youth at risk
Reviews effective mentoring relationships, how they work, and what further research is needed.
Practice guide Sep 2013
Reviews effective mentoring relationships, how they work, and what further research is needed.
Family Matters article Jul 2013
Family Matters article on post-separation parenting and financial arrangements over time
Family Matters article Jul 2013
This article explores shared-parenting relationships after a former spouse has re-partnered, presenting findings from interviews with 16 couples, recruited from the 'Couples in Repartnered (Step-) Families' study in New Zealand.
Family Matters article Jul 2013
This article traces the recognition within family law in modern Western societies that children generally benefit from the involvement of both parents in their lives, and argues that though the indissolubility of parenthood is appropriate for most separated parents, limitations on joint parental responsibility are also appropriate in cases of family violence concerns and in cases where the parents have never lived together as a family.
Practice guide Jul 2013
This paper focuses on the design and delivery of trauma-informed and trauma-specific children's services and care.
Practice guide Jul 2013
This issue paper reviews the effectiveness of programs that address community safety in either Indigenous or non-Indigenous settings.
Practice guide Jul 2013
This paper summarises the key evidence in support of community patrols. It also summarises some of the evidence on best practice.
Policy and practice paper Jun 2013
Experiences of child maltreatment are rarely isolated incidents; different forms of abuse often co-occur, and trauma often develops over time
Research report May 2013
This facts sheet focuses on partnership and fertility trends, with a view to feeding into such decision-making
Practice guide Feb 2013
Reviews Australian programs that aim to promote social and emotional wellbeing and identifies those that have shown to be effective.