Webinar May 2016
Engaging communities: What's involved and how it's done
This webinar described what community engagement involves, how it's done, and how it can improve outcomes for children and families.
Webinar May 2016
This webinar described what community engagement involves, how it's done, and how it can improve outcomes for children and families.
Practice guide Jul 2014
Reviews evaluation studies on parental educational engagement in Australia and presents case studies on several programs.
Practice guide Oct 2013
Examines the Australian and international research evidence on how such engagement can be developed and maintained.
Policy and practice paper Dec 2005
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
Webinar May 2019
This webinar discussed recent research on the social and economic benefits of extending care to young people transitioning to adulthood.
Research report Dec 1993
This paper discusses some of the common assumptions about the significance of location as a factor in living standards
Research report Mar 2011
This Facts Sheet describes how the characteristics of families differ between the "city" and the "country" or "bush"
Family Matters article Sep 2003
Family Matters article May 2010
The first set of articles in this edition of Family Matters considers aspects of place, including neighbourhood effects and the measurement of locational disadvantage - key issues in informing public policy - and discussion of place-based programs designed to ameliorate the impacts of disadvantage on children, families and communities.
Research report May 2003
This paper explores whether there is a link between changes in family life and community social capital, and the nature of any such link.