From journal articles to Quick Guides and webinars, you will find tools and information to support.
Evidence suggests children and young people in out-of-home care (OOHC) are almost five times more likely to display suicidal behaviour than peers with no OOHC involvement (Russell, Trew, & Higgins, 2021). This short article summarises the evidence for two core interventions that significantly decreased suicidality and might support practitioners when working with children and young people displaying suicidal behaviours.
This research provides an understanding of how services and systems including health and education can better hear from and respond to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people who experience domestic and family violence.
This framework aims to enhance specialist family violence services, encouraging survivor advocates to influence policy development, service planning and practice.
This model provides an overview of the impacts of family violence on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and highlights the ways in which intersections of oppression and marginalisation impact a person’s experience of family violence.
This fact sheet provides an overview of family violence, including examples of types of family violence. There are also statistics that highlight the disproportionate impact of family violence on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children.
Explores practical and effective ways that people can challenge and transform socially dominant forms of masculinity, and work with men and boys in the prevention of men’s violence against women.
This resource draws on research to build the evidence base, for those working in policy and with children and families, about the connections between DFV and children’s mental health and wellbeing.
The Youth Affairs Council Victoria (YACVic) commissioned Deloitte Access Economics to conduct a social and economic return on investment (SROI) to understand the impact of youth work in Victoria and strengthen the evidence base to inform policy decisions. The report covers mental health and wellbeing, education and employment, housing, and interaction with the justice system, and highlights the crucial role that youth work plays in improving the lives of young people in Victoria.
In 2022, the Australian Human Rights Commission surveyed 4,559 children aged 9-17 and 2,796 parents and guardians across Australia to better understand the challenges that COVID-19 have posed to children’s wellbeing and mental health. Key findings are detailed in the report which also makes eight further recommendations.
