Resource sheet Jun 2016
Risk assessment instruments in child protection
Outlines the different approaches and instruments used to assess whether children are at risk of maltreatment
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Resource sheet Jun 2016
Outlines the different approaches and instruments used to assess whether children are at risk of maltreatment
Resource sheet Jan 2017
This page contains web resources that relate to bullying.
Resource sheet Jan 2017
This page contains selected web-resources relating to child abuse and neglect prevention.
Media release Sep 2016
A majority of Australian children are spending large amounts of time on screen activities in excess of the recommended 2-hour daily limit for screen entertainment, according to research by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Media release Nov 2018
Adolescents with a strong peer group and close friends are less likely to be victims of bullying, according to new research by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Family Matters article Apr 1997
In this discussion of the role of child care services in supporting families in their rearing of children in contemporary Australia, the author argues that it is necessary to balance this perspective by thinking of child care as an investment in children and for children.
Family Matters article Apr 1997
This article suggests that children are frequently left out of social policy and its analysis and, in the specific area of child protection policy, even though by definition it appears to be child oriented, adultist perspectives dominate.
Family Matters article Mar 2016
The first aim of this paper is to establish whether and how the number of young children people have and the age of their youngest child are associated with the quantity and quality of their sleep.
Family Matters article Jun 1999
This article discusses community-based approaches to preventing child maltreatment.
Family Matters article Sep 1998