From journal articles to Quick Guides and webinars, you will find tools and information to support.
In the final instalment of the Emerging Themes video series, Larisa Freiverts, speaks on working with children and young people who have experienced relational trauma.
In the third instalment of the Emerging Themes video series, Dr Heidi Saunders, speaks on the importance of safe and effective engagement with young people in the context of domestic and family violence (DFV).
The function (i.e., the motivation) of child-to-parent violence (CPV) is an important consideration for intervention but under researched, primarily due to a lack of appropriate measurement tools. The current study aimed to develop and validate a caregiver-report measure of the function of CPV (the Child-to-Parent Violence Functions Scale [CPV-F]).
This practice guide aims to support carers and professionals working in and around the out of home care system to know how to best understand their role when responding to children and young people who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour with other children and young people.
This practice guide emphasises the importance of care and support for staff and carers in making sense of children and young people’s behaviour in order to respond in an effective and meaningful way.
In the second instalment of the Emerging Themes video series, Professor Sarah Wendt & Dr Carmela Bastian, speak on the importance of how effective system collaboration and coordination can keep children and families safe.
The Front Project has released this report analysing Australian Early Development Census data to examine the locations and circumstances of children assessed as developmentally vulnerable in 2021. The study found that access to developmental support in the form of high-quality early education and care is inequitable for children based on where they live and their cultural background. The report proposes a range of policy interventions to address this issue.
The Department of Education, Skills and Employment has released the latest report on the early childhood development of Australian children. The Australian Early Development Census 2021 found that the percentage of children who were on track on five domains decreased from 55.4 per cent in 2018 to 54.8 per cent in 2021 and the percentage of children developmentally vulnerable on one or more domain(s) increased from 21.7 per cent in 2018 to 22.0 per cent in 2021. The report discusses equity trends and the early impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This article, published in Child & Family Social Work, presents the findings of an evaluation of Caring Dads, a Men’s Behaviour Change Program trialled in two Australian locations. The study had a small sample size (40 fathers and 17 mothers) however findings aligned with previous evaluations of the program. The evaluation found positive improvements for mothers in their self-perceived level of safety, experiences of domestic and family violence, and in respectful communication.
