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Discussion paper
Leaving custody behind: foundations for safer communities and gender-informed criminal justice systems - issues paper
The purpose of this paper is to highlight the rising rates of women’s incarceration in Victoria and to build foundations for an alternative trajectory.
Report
Social inclusion in the family support sector
This briefing paper summarises some of the literature and research on social inclusion and considers the relevance of the concept and its application to family support services. Social inclusion frameworks, principles and resources are used to consider how family support services can incorporate the concept...
Literature review
Life in the aftermath: a summary of the literature on individual and family functioning following natural disasters
The 2009 bushfires in Victoria involved loss of life and destruction of property on an unprecedented scale. Extensive flooding also occurred in areas of Queensland and New South Wales in the first half of the same year. While by no means unusual occurrences in Australia...