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Family Matters article May 2018
A population approach to the prevention of child maltreatment
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.
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Family Matters article Jun 2015
A public health approach to enhancing safe and supportive family environments for children
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.
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Resource sheet May 2021
Age of consent laws in Australia
Information for practitioners and researchers on age of consent legislation in Australia
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Short article Nov 2016
Australia is failing to safeguard cultural connections for Aboriginal children in out-of-home care
New reports show a lack of care for the cultural needs of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection and OOHC.
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Resource sheet Aug 2022
Australian child protection legislation
A brief overview of child protection legislation across state and territory jurisdictions in Australia
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Resource sheet Feb 2023
Australian legal definitions: When is a child in need of protection?
An overview of conceptual definitions of abusive and neglectful behaviours, and legislative definitions of "a child in need of protection"
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Short article May 2020
Calming the body before calming the mind: Sensory strategies for children affected by trauma
This short article describes how understanding brain development can help inform approaches to working with children affected by trauma.
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Policy and practice paper Dec 2016
Caring for our frontline child protection workforce
This paper offers guidance to the management of child protection and related services by drawing on occupational health literature
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Policy and practice paper Oct 2017
Child deaths from abuse and neglect
An overview of the statistics on child deaths resulting from abuse and neglect, and information on the recording of child deaths in Australia