Resource sheet Jan 2017
Web resources: Alcohol and drug use
This page contains selected web resources relating to drug and alcohol abuse.
Resource sheet Jan 2017
This page contains selected web resources relating to drug and alcohol abuse.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2007
In this paper, international and Australian research on children’s wellbeing and the views of young people in care are reviewed
Policy and practice paper Sep 1998
Overview of parent education and the effectiveness of parent education interventions in the prevention of child maltreatment.
Family Matters article Jun 2000
In this paper the New South Wales Commissioner for Children and Young People outlines some of the challenges facing communities, researchers and policy makers.
Family Matters article Sep 1997
In this article the author discusses the extent to which teenagers confide in their fathers, mothers and friends, and whether confiding in fathers is independently linked with the well being of teenagers.
Practice guide Jul 2013
This paper focuses on the design and delivery of trauma-informed and trauma-specific children's services and care.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2007
Looks at what kind of training would assist in providing safe, nurturing care and continuity of cultural needs for children in care
Family Matters article Jun 2005
This article re-examines the notion of time in the context of post-separation parenting.
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.
Research report Jun 1999
This report argues that the Looking After Children approach may have measurable benefits for child care services in Australia