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Improving schooling and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners in South Australian Catholic schools and centres

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally Responsive Practice

Commissioned by Catholic Education South Australia, this review informs the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Strategy for Catholic schools in the region. Key themes explored include enhancing cultural responsiveness, valuing Indigenous educators, embracing diversity among Indigenous learners, and decolonizing the curriculum.

At the precipice: Australia’s community sector through the cost-of-living crisis

Homelessness

The Australian Council of Social Service's report on the Australian Community Sector Study 2022 highlights funding, contracting, and workforce challenges. The study reveals struggles in meeting needs, particularly in homelessness support, and shows decreased staff retention and insufficient government funding coverage for service delivery costs.

Supporting Families feasibility reports

Families and parenting, Program Evaluation

The UK's Early Intervention Foundation evaluated effective family support programs for various needs, providing feasibility, promising practices, and recommendations for practitioners.

WRAP around families experiencing AVITH: Towards a collaborative service response

Evidence Informed Practice, Family Violence, Young People

ANROWS conducted a study on the WRAP around families project, which aimed to create a framework for addressing adolescent family violence. The study identified practice and system challenges, as well as emerging promising practices in the sector. This research is relevant to practitioners working with families affected by adolescent violence and provides valuable insights for improving interventions and support.

Anglicare Australia rental affordability snapshot: National report April 2023

Welfare

Anglicare's annual rental affordability snapshot shows a drastic decrease in rental affordability in Australia, with only a few properties available to single parents on JobSeeker payments. This has significant implications for practitioners working with vulnerable individuals in need of affordable housing.

Care criminalisation of children with disability in child protection systems

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD), Disability

The Royal Commission's research report examines the pathways of children with disability in child protection into the criminal justice system. It covers risk and protective factors, policy effectiveness, barriers to evidence-based practice, and the experiences of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and Aboriginal children. The report is relevant for practitioners working with children with disability and highlights areas for improvement.

Talking About My Generation: Australians 18–25 years old

Client Voice, Young People

The Australian Human Rights Commission's report provides insights from discussions with young people aged 18-25 on financial management, social conduct, mental health, and social media. It highlights a generational gap and is relevant for practitioners working with young people.

Learning outcomes in primary school children with emotional problems: A prospective cohort study

Education

This paper in Child and Adolescent Mental Health examines the impact of childhood anxiety and depression on academic performance in Melbourne primary school students. It emphasises the need for collaboration between education and health systems to support children's mental health and academic outcomes, relevant for practitioners in both fields.

Gender-related killings of women and girls (femicide/feminicide)

Family Violence

The UNODC and UN Women's report provides global estimates of gender-related killings of girls and women in 2021. It aims to improve data and response strategies. The report highlights an increase in femicides in Northern America and parts of Europe, potentially influenced by COVID-19 lockdown measures.

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