From journal articles to Quick Guides and webinars, you will find tools and information to support.
This Youth Action report – the product of a collaboration between the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Thrive International and Youth Action – collated evidence from diverse sources to identify effective ways of engaging young people in programs and service delivery. Some identified ways of engaging were client-centred, strengths-based, trauma-informed and culturally safe.
This Youth journal article by the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration highlights the care trajectories and experiences of 5-11-year-old children in therapeutic residential care facilities in Scotland. The results indicate that small-group residential care services which adopt social pedagogical and psychotherapeutic approaches were considered beneficial for addressing the needs of younger children with significant trauma histories. The article also highlights the need for more comprehensive training for foster carers when supporting children with complex trauma, and access to paediatric mental health services.
This report examines how domestic violence affects women’s financial and professional lives, showing that perpetrators often disrupt their employment and education, causing long-term economic insecurity.
A thematic analysis of interviews with 15 sons aged 12–17 whose mothers had experienced DFV from adult male partners. Findings highlight sons’: 1) complex needs and trauma; 2) feelings of injustice and shame; 3) uncertainty regarding program aims; 4) connection with other young people; and 5) increased empathy for their mothers.
Featuring women with lived experience highlights how to break the intergenerational cycle of domestic abuse - a leading cause of child removal.
A study of 150 Swedish child welfare investigations found that children who experienced more severe physical abuse and those aged 13–17 were significantly more likely to be placed in out-of-home care. These results underscore the need for further research into age-based disparities in child welfare interventions.
A study of young people aged 15–17 in Finland, Ireland, Norway, and the U.S. found that young people support restrictions on parenting when an infant is at risk, with stronger opposition to unrestricted parenting as risk increases. The study highlights the importance of incorporating young people’s views into child protection policy.
This evidence brief provides a summary of the literature on men’s behaviour change programs (MBCPs) and contributes to building a shared understanding of their role in addressing domestic, family and sexual violence in Australia.
A review of a Victorian primary school’s handling of child sexual abuse allegations found policy breaches, inadequate victim support, and poor communication. The review highlights the need for stronger policies, training, and accountability to better protect children in schools.
