Effective prevention and early intervention is possibly the most promising strategy for changing the trajectories of children. There is clear evidence that children’s life chances are influenced by their families and communities and that they are able to be changed for the better. Improving the wellbeing of children, young people and families at population-level requires...

The findings demonstrate CAARS has been a useful tool for practitioners from a range of professions and sectors. For many practitioners and organisations it has provided opportunities for new ways of building relationships with families and has helped develop a more holistic understanding of the family’s strengths and needs. The Common Approach has encouraged practitioners...

This Report Card shows that, despite our economic prosperity, Australian children do not perform as well on indicators of health and wellbeing as children from other countries. In particular, Indigenous Australian children and young people are significantly disadvantaged. Among the findings: • Australian children were 12 times as likely to live in a jobless household...

The ‘Young children and the Media’ project aims to provide parents/carers with information and resources to help them make informed choices to ensure that their young child’s media experience is a positive one.

The focus of this discussion paper is on understanding and responding to unsettled behaviour in infants.