Practice guide Jul 2013
The role of community patrols in improving safety in Indigenous communities
This paper summarises the key evidence in support of community patrols. It also summarises some of the evidence on best practice.
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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.
Practice guide Feb 2013
Reviews Australian programs that aim to promote social and emotional wellbeing and identifies those that have shown to be effective.
Practice guide Feb 2013
This resource sheet reviews policies and programs that aim to prevent suicide and suicidal behaviour.
Practice guide Aug 2012
Reviews parenting and home-visiting programs in general, and then focuses on the evidence for programs aimed at Indigenous families.
Family Matters article May 2010
Grounded in developmental systems theory, the article addresses issues of very practical relevance to those delivering place-based interventions.
Research report Jul 1980
Stresses the social context of child rearing and challenges some standard assumptions concerning family arrangements for the pre-school child
Research report Oct 1982
Paper is based on the findings from a pilot study of possible educational problems suffered by the growing number of children from one parents homes
Research report Apr 1984
A detailed analysis of the characteristics of the Piers- Harris Children's Self Concept Scale
Research report May 1984
This paper focuses on the impact of death of a parent on children and their response to growing up in a one parent family.
Research report Aug 1984
This paper is a first attempt to estimate the cost of feeding and clothing Australian children at a basic survival level