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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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Literature review
What works in effective Indigenous community-managed programs and organisations
This paper reviews available literature on Indigenous community-managed programs and organisations and summarises what is working in successful community-managed programs.
Fact sheet
Child care and early childhood education in Australia
Presents information about the types of child care used by children in Australia, highlighting how arrangements change as children grow, and how they vary for families of different characteristics. Summary Child care and early childhood education hold a key place in the wellbeing of families and their local communities. They provide key opportunities for children's...
Report
Commonwealth place-based service delivery initiatives: key learnings project
Overview: Place-based initiatives are programs designed and delivered with the intention of targeting a specific geographical location and particular population group in order to respond to complex social problems. Typically, they focus on areas and communities with entrenched disadvantage or deprivation. This report investigates the key factors and characteristics associated with successful outcomes with such...
Report
Working with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) adolescents
This set of resources aims to support practitioners in the child, family and community sectors working with teenagers from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, in particular refugees and newly arrived migrants.
Report
Images of children and young people online
This resource sheet provides information about safety and good practice when images of children and young people are displayed. It outlines the legal obligations for Internet users and discusses some of the emerging issues associated with online images produced by children and young people, such as sexting and cyber-bullying.