Practice guide Sep 2009
Homelessness and sexual assault
This Wrap considers the needs of victim/survivors of sexual assault who are also experiencing homelessness
Practice guide Sep 2009
This Wrap considers the needs of victim/survivors of sexual assault who are also experiencing homelessness
Practice guide Nov 2009
There is no argument about the pervasiveness and impact of sexual violence. The challenge we face is how to prevent it.
Practice guide Dec 2009
Discusses a number of challenges that programs are likely to face in the effort to formulate best practice in sexual assault prevention education
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.
Family Matters article May 2010
Family Matters article on neighbourhood influence's on children's emotional and behavioural problems
Family Matters article May 2010
Drawing on two examples, namely the impact of scale and population mobility, this paper argues there is a need to ensure that the approaches used to identify and track changes in areas of concentrated disadvantage are very closely aligned to any potential policy response.
Family Matters article May 2010
This paper considers place-based approaches to support families and facilitate the development of their children, by summarising the findings from the evaluation of Communities for Children (CfC), an initiative under the Australian Government’s Stronger Familles and Communities Strategy (SFCS).
Family Matters article May 2010
This article is a literature review of research regarding the responses of individuals, families and communities to catastrophic events.
Family Matters article Sep 2010
Family Matters article Sep 2010
Drawing on the narratives of 22 victim/survivors of sexual assault, this article identifies what justice means to these victim/survivors and discusses four key aspects that relate to their procedural justice needs' information, validation, voice and control.