From journal articles to Quick Guides and webinars, you will find tools and information to support.
This paper from Independent Schools Australia advocates for a national cross-sectoral trial of a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) to address school non-attendance, particularly school refusal. It highlights the lack of consistent data collection and coordination nationally. The proposed MTSS approach would enable systematic categorisation of attendance issues, helping schools and policymakers better target interventions for students struggling to attend.
This article synthesises new Australian research on filicide and outlines key predictors, risk patterns, and systemic gaps identified in coronial and case review material. It discusses the complexity of parental mental health, relationship dynamics, and service engagement.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is caused by prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and characterised by severe neurodevelopmental impairment. Australian studies have reported PAE prevalence of between 14% and 78% of births. Estimating national FASD prevalence in the general population using gold-standard active case ascertainment is costly and time-consuming, and alternative approaches are required.
Delivered in partnership with Monash and Maroondah Councils, this conversation focuses on exploring the rights of victim survivors of family violence and how to navigate support services, including legal, housing, financial and recovery.
In 2024 Al Coates was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study how other contexts, countries and cultures support families of care experienced children who are living with challenging, aggressive or violent behaviour. These are his findings.
Collaboration between domestic and family violence (DFV) and substance use sectors can enhance client outcomes, however, it also presents challenges. This study identified areas of inquiry, which created collaborative flows and bottlenecks between domestic violence and substance use professionals.
This review finds that low socioeconomic status is strongly linked to child neglect but not consistently to sexual abuse.
The Child Protection Australia 2022–23 report shows that most children exiting out-of-home care remain stable, with 18% reunified, 2% leaving via third-party orders, and under 1% adopted. 88% did not return to care within 12 months.
Ending domestic, family and sexual violence in a generation hinges on getting it right for those who have the least power – children and young people.
