Family Matters article Apr 1997
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Policy and practice paper Sep 1997
Emotional abuse: The hidden form of maltreatment
Explores definitions of emotional abuse within legal, practice and research frameworks.
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Family Matters article Apr 2001
Family law update
This article represents a shortened version of the Executive Summary of a report by the authors of research undertaken into the operation of the Family Law Reform Act 1995, from the time it came into effect in June 1996 to the end of 1999.
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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 Apr 2002
The origin of lone-parent concentrations in metropolitan and regional Australia
This article examines patterns of geographic mobility in order to assess whether migration is likely to be the major cause for high lone-parent concentrations in regional areas, or whether such concentrations are largely a consequence of 'home grown' factors.
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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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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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Research report Jun 2006
Reservation wages and the earnings capacity of lone and couple mothers
This paper concerns the factor of wages in attracting income support recipients into the work force.
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Policy and practice paper Jun 2006
Understanding organisational risk factors for child maltreatment
Provides an evidence base to inform decision-making in the area of pre-employment screening checks for child-related employment
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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.