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Parenting, child maltreatment, and social disadvantage: A population-based implementation and evaluation of the Triple P System of evidence-based parenting support

child maltreatment, evidence-based program
2024

University of Queensland research shows Triple P System’s public health approach significantly improves prevention of child maltreatment, highlighting cost-effective, evidence-based parenting support in disadvantaged communities despite uncontrolled contextual factors.

Child Protection Australia 2022-23: Insights

child protection, out-of-home care (OOHC)
2024

The latest Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report shows an increase in notifications, investigations, and finalised investigations of alleged maltreatment in Australia's child protection system since the 2021-22 AIFS report.

Being a young man online: Tensions, complexities, and possibilities

online safety, young people
2024

This report by the eSafety Commissioner, Deakin, and QUT examines online experiences of 100+ young men (16-21), revealing tensions between personal manhood experiences and its online portrayal through interviews and focus groups.

Early maternal death following child removal: A short report using observational data

child protection, health and wellbeing
2024

The University of Edinburgh report highlights the risks and health issues of mothers with recurrent child removals, showing higher early death rates and the need for more research and specialist support

2024 Gen Z Wellbeing Index

children and young people, mental health
2024

This report from Scape and Year13's Gen Z wellbeing index compares young people in Scape accommodation with those outside, highlighting wellbeing impacts, issues faced, and increased mental health therapy seeking.

Improving the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable children: A consolidation of systemic recommendations and evidence

child protection, out-of-home care (OOHC)
2024

This report by AIFS and the Australian Human Rights Commission examines 3,000+ recommendations from 61 Royal Commissions and inquiries (2010-2022) to focus on child protection and youth justice system reforms.

Practice Tool: Harmful sexual behaviours safety plan

harmful sexual behaviour
2024

This practice tool provides an accompaniment to the practice guide Responding to children and young people living in out-of-home care who engage in harmful sexual behaviour as a guide to creating safety plans for young people who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour. The fillable .pdf file has a checklist for creating safety plans in your own organisation, a fillable template to use with a young person you work with, and an example safety plan to use as a case study reference.

Beyond force: an intersectional understanding of coercion and agency in Australian transnational Muslim marriages

coercive control, multicultural
2024

This study of young people and families in transnational Muslim communities in Australia finds that current forced-marriage frameworks rely on an overly narrow view of consent and coercion. Community perspectives show broader structural pressures at play, highlighting the need for more community-led prevention strategies.

Report Card: Tracking progress in the primary prevention of violence against women

family violence
2024

This report card provides key data updates on progress towards the primary prevention of violence against women in Australia.

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