Family Matters article May 2004
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Webinar Nov 2016
Children's attachment needs in the context of out-of-home care
This webinar discussed attachment theory with special emphasis on its strengths and limitations for informing practice in out-of-home care.
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Policy and practice paper Jul 2014
Children who bully at school
This paper provides background information about children who bully.
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Media release Jul 2018
Children in separated families feel left out and left "in the dark" when it comes to decisions about their lives
Children and young people want to be heard more often in family law decision-making and to have their views taken seriously by both parents and professionals, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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Webinar May 2019
Child-focused approaches when working with parents affected by family and domestic violence
This webinar identified the skills and knowledge that practitioners need in order to have child-focused conversations with adults affected by FDV.
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Policy and practice paper Apr 2004
Child welfare approaches for Indigenous communities: International perspectives
This paper provides a review of legislation and services delivered to Indigenous communities in Canada, the United States and New Zealand.
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Family Matters article May 2010
Child support and Welfare to Work reforms
Family Matters article on economic consequences for single-parent families of child support and Welfare to Work reforms
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Short article Nov 2017
Child protection workers and occupational violence
Violence against child protection workers has negative effects on their health and wellbeing, but more research is needed to understand its impacts.
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Family Matters article Mar 1995
Child Protection Services in Victoria
This article examines the child protection system in Victoria in relation to reporting rates, outcomes, service design, types of abuse being notified and who is notifying.
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Family Matters article Mar 1995
Child protection or family support? Finding a balance
This article provides an overview of research into child protection in the United Kingdom, and looks at issues such as definitions of child abuse, setting thresholds for abuse and intervention, numbers of children at risk of abuse and numbers of children referred into the child protection process.