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Safeguarding the rights of Aboriginal children in the child protection system

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, child protection, out-of-home care (OOHC)
2024

The NSW Department of Communities and Justice audit evaluates if DCJ and five funded non-government organizations effectively safeguard the rights of Aboriginal children in the child protection system

Take-up of parental leave pay and dad and partner pay among Australian parents: Analysis using the Person Level Integrated Data Asset

economic wellbeing, parenting
2024

The AIFS study investigates the uptake of two government payments for working parents taking leave to care for a newborn or adopted child, revealing gaps in understanding and factors influencing varied usage levels.

Cost of Living Index: Income support payments

economic wellbeing
2024

Anglicare Australia's index reveals that many on income support cannot afford basic necessities, urging the Australian Government to address poverty and protect these individuals from the severe effects of the cost-of-living crisis.

Growing together: A future universal early childhood education and care system for Australia

early years
2024

The Centre for Policy Development report emphasizes the need for an accessible, affordable, high-quality universal early childhood education system in Australia, outlining how government support can help all young children thrive and develop optimally.

Linking quality and child development in early childhood education and care: Research summary

child development, early years
2024

The AERO and University of Queensland research summary finds that children in ‘Exceeding’ National Quality Standard (NQS) services show less developmental vulnerability than those in lower-rated services, and suggests future data linking NQS ratings to school-aged developmental outcomes.

Understanding mental health developmental dyslexia: A scoping review

Neurodivergence
2024

Curtin University's scoping review explores factors affecting the link between mental health issues and literacy difficulties in children, identifying individual, family, and community influences, and suggesting intervention opportunities to address these challenges.

Sentencing in Victoria 2012–13 to 2021–22

criminal justice system
2024

The Sentencing Advisory Council of Victoria's report details sentencing practices from the past decade, including the number and gender of individuals sentenced, offence types, sentences received, and imprisonment, detention, and fine details across various courts.

Securing women’s lives: Examining system interactions and perpetrator risk in intimate femicide sentencing judgments over a decade in Australia

family violence, intimate partner violence
2024

Monash University's research informs a whole-of-systems approach to prevent intimate femicide, revealing perpetrators are often 29-40 years old with mental health issues and identifying key intervention points within the service system.

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the context of longstanding intimate partner violence

family violence, intimate partner violence
2024

This Acta Neuropathologica correspondence discusses two autopsy cases of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) linked to intimate partner violence, highlighting symptoms and factors important for intervention programs to assess.

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