Policy and practice paper May 2006
Child abuse prevention: what works? The effectiveness of home visiting programs for preventing child maltreatment
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Produced by the former National Child Protection Clearinghouse
Policy and practice paper May 2006
Produced by the former National Child Protection Clearinghouse
Policy and practice paper Dec 1994
This paper will provide a background to child abuse and neglect in the USA and examine one perspective on child abuse preventative strategies.
Research report May 1982
The paper describes changes which have occurred in families and family structures over the past 25 years
Family Matters article Sep 2001
This article maps out the dimensions of family change over the past one hundred years in Australia, focusing in particular on the changing structure of households.
Research report Jun 2003
Uses data from 1986 and 1996 Australian Censuses to explore possible reasons for differences in the labour market trends of lone and couple mothers.
Family Matters article Aug 1992
In this article a brief overview is presented of the Institute's book 'Who helps: support networks and social policy in Australia', and of the implications of some of the findings.
Research report Jan 1984
Great concern has been expressed in recent times that the family 'as we know it' is rapidly disappearing.
Research report Jun 2009
Analyses infants' time use according to breastfeeding status in order to inform the debate about how breastfeeding leads to improved child outcomes
Facts and figures Mar 2022
Figures around births in Australia: fertility rate, parents’ age, number of children, births outside marriage.
Family Matters article Nov 1990
A number of key statistics on Australian children and adolescents are presented in this paper, including facts on the child population, smoking, suicide, school retention, birth rates and death rates.