This report for the Vicotria Department of Human Services is volume 8 of 'Child Abuse And Neglect: A Socio-legal Study of Mandatory Reporting in Australia'. This study aims to explore trends in the reporting of child abuse and neglect by different reporter groups in every Australian state and territory, in the context of their relevant...

In 2003, the Victorian Indigenous Family Violence Task Force Report identified that it is widely recognised and acknowledged that family violence adversely affects the social, cultural, health, emotional, and economic well being of Aboriginal people, families and communities. Aboriginal definitions of the nature and forms of family violence are broader and more encompassing than those...

What is the impact of the increased importance of risk management on people and agencies working in the community services sector? A group of researchers at La Trobe, led by David Green and Judith Brett, have undertaken an extensive study of the way in which risk management policies have been interpreted and translated into practice...

This research examines the views of people with disabilities and family carers on restrictive practices and behaviours of concern. It finds restrictive practices challenge human rights and give rise to concerns over social justice.

This 2009 mental health strategy embraces the roles of many sectors and services across the community and the whole-of-government, emphasising that mental health is everyone's business. It focuses on fostering and maintaining good mental health and wellbeing by providing earlier support for all those in need before their problems become acute.