Family Matters article Jun 2007
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Family Matters article Jun 2007
"Basically it's a recognition issue"
This article suggests that while financial assistance and ongoing training are important resources provided to foster carers in Australia, there is also a need for other forms of recognition in the lives of foster carers.
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Policy and practice paper May 2007
Building relationships between parents and carers in early childhood
An outline of strategies that professionals may employ to support and strengthen parent/carer partnerships.
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Policy and practice paper Nov 2006
Child maltreatment in organisations: Risk factors and strategies for prevention
This paper investigates recent literature on child maltreatment in organisational settings.
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Policy and practice paper Dec 2005
Enhancing Out-of-Home Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Young People
The aim of the project was to identify carers, service providers and young people in care’s views on Indigenous out-of-home care arrangements
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Policy and practice paper Jun 2005
Out-of-home care in Australia
This research project reviewed Australian out-of-home care research
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Practice guide Jun 2004
Responding to sexual assault in rural communities
Structured around the main themes that often figure in the literature on issues relating to sexual assault or violence against women in rural contexts
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Policy and practice paper Dec 2001
Strategic Directions in Child Protection
This document presents the 12 commissioned reports on aspects of child protection service and policy
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Family Matters article Jun 2001
School experiences of the children of lesbian and gay parents
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Family Matters article Jun 2001
The UK Sure Start Program
This article describes the background to the UK's Sure Start early intervention program, looks at what it offers and what it aims to achieve, then reviews the early experience of program implementation to draw out some initial lessons for policy makers who may be thinking of developing similar initiatives.