Policy and practice paper Oct 2013
Using technology in service delivery to families, children and young people
An overview of the innovative use of technology in service delivery for organisations working with families, children and young people.
Policy and practice paper Oct 2013
An overview of the innovative use of technology in service delivery for organisations working with families, children and young people.
Practice guide Oct 2013
Focuses on three of the COAG building blocks that were the focus of the Clearinghouse in Year 3: early childhood; health; and safe communities.
Practice guide Oct 2013
Examines the Australian and international research evidence on how such engagement can be developed and maintained.
Practice guide Oct 2013
Draws on the literature from three sectors: early childhood services; environmental and natural resource management activities; and health programs.
Practice guide Sep 2013
Reviews effective mentoring relationships, how they work, and what further research is needed.
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 May 2013
This paper provides a theoretical basis to working with vulnerable and high-risk families where parenting is not "good enough" or even unsafe