Resource sheet Aug 2021
Physical punishment legislation
Outlines recent research literature and discusses the use and effects of corporal punishment on children
Resource sheet Aug 2021
Outlines recent research literature and discusses the use and effects of corporal punishment on children
Family Matters article Jun 2015
Family Matters article Jun 2015
Building on the growing consensus that communities are best served by a public health approach to child protection, this article demonstrates that it is possible to identify family environments at a population level that could be the subject of public health interventions.
Family Matters article Nov 2016
Describes the importance of new legislation passed in Victoria in February 2016.
Family Matters article Apr 2017
Commissioner and Justice Jennifer Coate describes the aims and work of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Family Matters article Apr 2017
This article assesses the evidence on the benefits of supported playgroups for parents and children.
Family Matters article May 2018
This article sets out how the prevention of child maltreatment can be enhanced by a multi-level population-based approach in providing evidence- based parenting and family support.
Submission Jul 2014
Considering two programs where there are implications that relate to current adoption practice.
Submission May 2015
Submission to National Children’s Commissioner based on research conducted by AIFS and ANROWS
Submission Jul 2015
Any policy change or practice enhancements must reflect the best interests of the child.