This resource summarises what the research evidence says about the different types of contacts with nature (‘nature contacts’) that promote child wellbeing. It describes a common type of nature contact for young children and summarises the evidence for the benefits of nature play.

Young children are spending an increased amount of their time indoors. This article summarises international and Australian research evidence on why this is and considers what this means for their well-being and for the people who support families.

This independent evaluation finds that the key policy framework for tackling elder abuse, the National plan to respond to the abuse of older Australians 2019-2023, is achieving its aims of uniting governments, agencies and organisations in tackling the abuse of older people.

This resource sheet provides a list of resources and organisations that can support non-Indigenous practitioners and organisations in the child, family and community sector to provide culturally safe service responses to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, families and communities.

This resource sheet is provided as a guide only. It is up to date with current state and territory risk assessment in child protection policies and frameworks at the time of publication. The resource sheet summarises risk assessment approaches used by child protection practitioners to assess whether a child is at risk of future maltreatment...